#id

Look, we have existed for 4,000 years - 2,000 years in diaspora, in exile. Nobody in the Middle East speaks their original language but Israel. When we started 64 years ago, we were 650,000 people. So, you know, we are maybe swimming a little bit against the stream, but we continue to swim. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#ago #bit #continue #east #exile

One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition with you, you will have a coalition against you. I don't want to see China and Russia on the side of Iran more strongly than they are. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#building #china #coalition #coalitions #does

The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most virulent cause of all - the absence of freedom. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#against #cause #discrimination #east #educational

The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#middle #middle east #more #politics #poverty

The United States is the only power in history that became great by giving and not by taking. I think the crisis was when the United States had more money than ideas. Money doesn't produce money. Ideas produce money. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#crisis #giving #great #had #history

What is wrong with the Iranians in addition to the nuclear bomb? This is the only country on Earth in the 21st century that has renewed imperialistic ambitions. They really want to become the hegemon of the Middle East in an age that gave up imperialism. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#addition #age #become #bomb #century

When I look at the record of President Obama concerning the major issue security I think it's a highly satisfactory record from Israeli point of view. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#highly #i #i think #israeli #issue

Xerox did OK in moving to digital in the commercial space. They didn't do well in the consumer market, but they're not a consumer brand. They don't even know how to spell consumer. ↗

— Antonio Perez

#commercial #consumer #did #digital #even

Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time. ↗

— Rosie Perez

#care #certain #game #get #lot

I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch. ↗

— Rosie Perez

#big #blockbuster #call #career #couch