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Shimon Peres Quotes
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Famous Shimon Peres Quotations
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Shimon Peres GCMG (born Szymon Perski on 2 August 1923) is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Acting Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, served continuously until 2007, when he became President
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- He altered the image of the Jew from that of rabbi, merchant, wanderer, to that of scientist, farmer and soldier. Shimon Peres »
- He restored the Bible to its people, he restored the people to the Bible. Shimon Peres »
- If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time. Shimon Peres »
- It is not only the psychology of the people that makes them so exacting-their geographical situation has been equally problematic. Shimon Peres »
- Leading the Jewish people is not easy-we are a divided, obstinate, highly individualistic people who have cultivated faith, sharp-wittedness and polemics to a very high level. Shimon Peres »
- Nothing had excited me-the huge cars, the entourages, the bodyguards, the policeman jumping to attention, all meant nothing to me ... till I came to the old man's office. (On becoming prime minister) Shimon Peres »
- Why cross an ocean when you can cross a river Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here (On Middle East peace initiative) Shimon Peres »
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