Quote by Shimon Peres
You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands

You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you dont give equal rights to women, you cant progress. – Shimon Peres

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I worked with a group of people who argued day and night – professors, officials, the Minister of Finance – but there were decisions that I had to make. – Shimon Peres

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finance
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He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was – I wouldnt say the guru – but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement. – Shimon Peres

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teacher
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That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two. – Shimon Peres

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Peace
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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – Viktor Frankl

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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind. – Martha Beck

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Change

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. – William James

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Change

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. – Samuel Johnson

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To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. – George Santayana

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My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten – I cant eat pizza, pasta and bread. I have lost some weight, but my movement is sharper and I feel great. – Novak Djokovic

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Religion is inwardly focused and driven only to sustain itself. – Kary Mullis

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I was young. I was newly married. And I had worked like a dog. I just wanted to live and travel. – Sarah Michelle Gellar

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