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" A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. "
Golda Meir
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" Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. "
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" Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this. "
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" The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight. "
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" It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. "
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" The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals. "
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" There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. "
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" Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome. "
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" Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil! "
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" We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel. "
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" We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. "
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" I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. "
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" It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore. "
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" Even paranoids have real enemies. "
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" Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. "
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" Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here. "
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" Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. "
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" Don't be humble... you're not that great. "
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" To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. "
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" Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that. "
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