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Golda Meir

This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.
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Country Fulfill God Legal Promise
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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Bloom Growth Happiness Kind Victory
You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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Adversity Better Company Partner Yourself
Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.
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Greatness Humble Yourself
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
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Ability Fall Mark Short
We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.
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Children Forgiveness Kill Ourselves War Yourself
As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.
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Action Impossible President Thinking
The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals.
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Government Ideal Reality World
By the way, did you ever realize that if Moses would have turned right instead of left, we’d have had the oil, the Arabs would have had the sand?
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Country Myself Right Way
The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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Country Desert Need Place Water Weapon
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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Affection Honesty Myself Possible Question Success
The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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Negotiation Peace Road War
We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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Forgiveness Kill Son War Yourself
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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Average Blame Doubt Himself Logic Man Praise
You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.
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Feeling Guilty Habit Yourself
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
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Achievement Creation Flame Happiness Kind Life Possible Trust Yourself

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