Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.
Shimon PeresWhy cross and ocean when you can cross a river? Why should we sail to Washington when we can meet right away 10 miles from here?
Shimon PeresWhen you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.
Shimon PeresI don't think for example that the Indians look at [what is right and what is wrong] that way [the Palestinians do]. There are a billion, 200 million people in that part of the world. Why? They suffer from terror. People that do not suffer from it don't understand what I'm talking about, you know?
Shimon Peres