When it becomes a bloody reality, we have to come together and look at what can be done to return to the order of peace, ... There is no alternative to it.
Shimon PeresRead
What you can do with relations is greater than what you can do with guns.
Interpretation
The power of connections and relationships surpasses the force of violence.
This quote by Shimon Peres emphasizes the idea that building and nurturing relationships can achieve more impactful and lasting results than resorting to violence or conflict. It advocates for the importance of diplomacy, understanding, and cooperation in resolving issues and advancing society.
In practice
In a speech about conflict resolution, I referenced this quote to highlight the importance of dialogue.
When it becomes a bloody reality, we have to come together and look at what can be done to return to the order of peace, ... There is no alternative to it.
I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going.
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.
The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics.
The Iranian regime suppresses its own people as well as others in the region. It prevents peace by sponsoring terror globally. With the ultimate weapon that it is deceptively developing, the regime aims to gain hegemony over the entire Middle East and hold the world's economy hostage.
Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital.
No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by other women, period.
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
You can't be angry with me, because I am a hundred times more severely punished than you, if only by the fact that I shall never see you again.
Has there not been, sometimes, this temptation to do a great deal for Christ, but not to live a great deal with Christ?
I would just be constantly writing all these zingers - like, 'Burn. That would really get her.' And I know people are going to obsess over who it's about, because they think they have all my relationships mapped out. But there's a reason there are not any overt call-outs in that song. My intent was not to create some gossip-fest. I wanted people to apply it to a situation where they felt betrayed in their own lives.
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