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" We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. "
Golda Meir
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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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" Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. "
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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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" Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. "
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" The dog that trots about finds a bone. "
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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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" To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. "
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" The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. "
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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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" I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome. "
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" One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. "
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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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" Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. "
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" I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. "
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