#be

Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#countries #democratic #despite #economy #enormously

I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#because #confrontation #engage #i #interest

I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#between #comparison #dangerous #draw #false

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#believe #conditions #i #i believe #i believe that

I was not born to be prime minister, and I'm not going to stay here until the end of my life. I'm too young for that. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#born to be #end #going #here #i

Iran is a major threat to the well-being of Europe and America just as much as it is for the state of Israel. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#europe #iran #israel #just #major

There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#certain #dollars #exist #get #happy

I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process. ↗

— Edward James Olmos

#allows #believe #bring #change #civil

A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint. ↗

— Edward James Olmos

#asking #being #gives #how #person

You get more churches burned down in the United States in the last two years than in the last hundred, because of the lack of understanding of culture and diversity and the beauty of it. ↗

— Edward James Olmos

#because #burned #churches #culture #diversity