Shimon Peres

President, Prime Minister Israeli 1923 – 2016

Israeli statesman and two-time Prime Minister.

440 quotes

"Solitude allows us to hear our inner voice."
Solitude
"Relationships are the fabric of human existence."
Relationships
"Politics should serve the people, not itself."
Politics
"War is the failure of diplomacy."
War
"Motivation is the first step toward achievement."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are ready to receive it."
Inspiration
"The most important thing is to preserve one's soul."
Wisdom
"A new world is possible. It requires imagination and will."
Imagination
"Technology is the great equalizer of our time."
Technology
"We must learn to live together or perish apart."
Peace
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Education
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"History teaches us that peace requires more courage than war."
Courage
"I have always believed that hope is stronger than fear."
Hope
"Art is the soul of a nation speaking to itself."
Art
"Leadership is the ability to make others believe in a better tomorrow."
Leadership
"The greatest invention is not a thing, but an idea."
Creativity
"Patience is the wisdom of understanding that change takes time."
Patience
"We are not prisoners of our past; we are architects of our future."
Change
"Knowledge without compassion is merely information."
Knowledge
"The pursuit of peace is the highest calling of humanity."
Peace
"Success is measured not by wealth, but by the lives we touch."
Success
"In every crisis lies an opportunity for transformation."
Inspiration
"Kindness is the language that even the deaf can hear."
Kindness
"A nation's strength lies in its diversity, not its uniformity."
Strength
"Time is the one resource we cannot replenish; spend it wisely."
Time
"The beauty of life lies in its uncertainties."
Beauty
"Music speaks to the heart when words fail us."
Music
"Fear is the opposite of faith, and faith is the foundation of progress."
Faith
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Power