Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. - Golda Meir

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We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go. -Golda Meir

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Even paranoids have real enemies. - Golda Meir

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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! -Golda Meir

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The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. ― Groucho Marx

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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. - 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. - Golda Meir

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To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. - Golda Meir

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To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. - Golda Meir

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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself. - Golda Meir

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