Author

The wars we fought were forced upon us. Thanks to the Israel Defense Forces, we won them all, but we did not win the greatest victory that we aspired to: release from the need to win victories.

From Shimon Peres

You can kill a body, but you cannot kill the great and noble idea of peace.

From Shimon Peres

From my earliest youth, I have known that while one is obliged to plan with care the stages of one's journey, one is entitled to dream, and keep dreaming, of its destination. A man may feel as old as his years yet as young as his dreams.

From Shimon Peres

My family's dream, and my own, was to live in Israel, and our eventual voyage to the port of Jaffa was like making a dream come true. Had it not been for this dream and this voyage, I would probably have perished in the flames, as did so many of my people, among them most of my own family.

From Shimon Peres

We proved that the aggressors do not necessarily emerge as the victors, but we learned that the victors do not necessarily win peace.

From Shimon Peres

It is not rifles but people who triumph, and the conclusion from all the wars is that we need better people, not better rifles - to win wars, and mainly to avoid them.

From Shimon Peres

I never was after money. It never attracted me.

From Shimon Peres

Count the dreams of your mind; if the numbers of the dreams exceeds the number of achievements, you are young.

From Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Ariel Sharon

Ehud Olmert

Abdullah II of Jordan

Avigdor Lieberman

Elliott Abrams

Authors with Opposing Views

Aaron Brown

Abdullah II of Jordan

Alan Shepard

Alexis de Tocqueville

Anne Meara