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We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative. ↗

— Golda Meir

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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

#before #fit #hesitate #his #into

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. ↗

— Golda Meir

#better #find #never #partner #sparring

I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me, is Jewish. ↗

— Fred Melamed

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I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals. ↗

— Fred Melamed

#adherence #am #because #grounded #hard

Though I acted in hundreds of productions, appeared at the Guthrie Theatre and on Broadway in Amadeus, I discovered in my thirties that I didn't really like stage acting. The presence of the audience, the eight shows a week and the possibility of a long run were all unnatural to me. ↗

— Fred Melamed

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Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

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Lawyers are like rhinoceroses: thick skinned, short-sighted, and always ready to charge. ↗

— David Mellor

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The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world. ↗

— Christopher Meloni

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The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance. ↗

— Karl A. Menninger

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