Creative Quotations from . . .
Shimon Peres
(1923-____) born on Aug 16
Israeli political leader. "He served as prime minister of Israel, 1984-86; in 1993; as foreign minister, he helped negotiate a peace accord with Yasir 'Arafat."
 
   
F
It is not only the psychology of the people that makes them so exacting -- their geographical situation has been equally problematic.

R
"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."
A
"Television has made dictatorship impossible, but democracy unbearable."
N
Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose.
K
Why cross and ocean when you can cross a river? Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here?


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations," by James B. Simpson, 1988."
R: "In "NY Times," 5 Oct 1986."
A: From an Internet collection of quotations.
N: "In "Quotable Quote Book," by Merrit Malloy, 1990."
K: "In "Time,"17 Jun 1985."



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