Shimon Peres Quotes

Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.

The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation.

I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace.

Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.

Peace with justice is very difficult. My people need both, but we need peace more.

A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, 'Look, we're in the same city, we're in the same building, for God's sake, the U.N. Let's just sit down and begin to talk peace.'

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

If you are going to make peace, you can't just meet nice people.

Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.

Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be.

In Turkey, we have lived almost everything that could be lived; war and torture... The war concept was consumed to its limits. But there is only one way we have not tried: negotiations, peace, and talking.

In our quest for peace, we should constantly ask ourselves what we should do to create conditions in which peace can prosper.

Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.