Shimon Peres
Birthday: 2 August 1923, Wiszniewo, Poland [now Vishnyeva, Belarus]
Birth Name: Szymon Persky
Shimon Peres was born on August 2, 1923 in Wiszniewo, Poland as Szymon Persky. He was an actor, known for Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh (2008), In Search of Peace (2001) an ...Show More
I think that peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible bef Show more
I think that peace should be done not only among governments but among people. It was impossible before Facebook. Hide
When you win a war, your people are united and applaud you. When you make peace, your people are dou Show more
When you win a war, your people are united and applaud you. When you make peace, your people are doubtful and resentful. Hide
Leaders must go ahead even when moving ahead is controversial. You must be ahead of time because, if Show more
Leaders must go ahead even when moving ahead is controversial. You must be ahead of time because, if you want to represent the status quo, what do you need leaders for? Hide
[ on the greatest obstacle to peace] Disagreement is produced by its own suspicion, hatred, mistrust Show more
[ on the greatest obstacle to peace] Disagreement is produced by its own suspicion, hatred, mistrust. The greatest problem today is mistrust. Mistrust produces terror, and each side blames the other side. So it's a machine that works for itself, and we have to bring it down. People will say it's impossible, but that is nonsense. Hide
Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak cou Show more
Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country. Hide
I cannot recall anything a terrorist achieved but killing people.
I cannot recall anything a terrorist achieved but killing people.
If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem but a fact that must be coped with.
If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem but a fact that must be coped with.
Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.
Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.
When we started sixty-four years ago, we were 650,000 people. So, you know, we are maybe swimming a Show more
When we started sixty-four 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. Israel has it's attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know? Hide
The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.
The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.
Shimon Peres's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (13)
