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"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
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"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
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"I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will."
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"If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that, you will help on by your pessimism action to prove you are right."
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"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
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"Thought he, it's a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
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"Cynicism is full of naive disappointments."
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"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."
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"I cannot here withhold the statement that optimism, where it is not merely the thoughtless talk of those who harbor nothing but words under their shallow foreheads, seems to me to be not merely an absurd, but also a really wicked, way of thinking, a bitter mockery of the most unspeakable sufferings of mankind."
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"Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese."
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"Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'."
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"To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man."
Success
"We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient."
God
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here."
Being
"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short."
Ability
"Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that."
Men
"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."
Being
"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."
Heart
"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."
Fight
"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."
Blame
"Being seventy is not a sin."
Being
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