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Impulsive Quote by Abba Eban

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“Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.”

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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

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Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.

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Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives

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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.

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