Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
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The man of the Cross, who heads the church whose symbol is the Cross, under which Jews were killed for generations. I could not escape the feeling. It stuck with me. And he felt it-that a Jewess was sitting opposite him.Golda Meir
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.
Golda Meir
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.
Golda Meir
One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
Golda Meir
I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.
Golda Meir
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.
Golda Meir
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