Golda Meir quotes

Golda Meir was an Israeli politician and the country's fourth Prime Minister. Often called the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, she played a central role in the founding and shaping of the modern state of Israel. She became one of the world’s few female heads of government and is remembered for her leadership during turbulent times. Here are 73 of her quotes:

Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. (Golda Meir)
One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. View quote
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Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. View quote
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A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. View quote
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Don't be humble... you're not that great. View quote
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To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. View quote
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There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel. View quote
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There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse. View quote
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It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore. View quote
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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! View quote
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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. (Golda Meir)
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself. View quote
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We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel. View quote
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Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom. View quote
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The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals. View quote
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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. View quote
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We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war. View quote
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We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. View quote
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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. (Golda Meir)
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. View quote
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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. View quote
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Being seventy is not a sin. View quote
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Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided-not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing. View quote
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Golda Meir

Golda Meir - Image
Photo: Willem van de Poll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Israeli Minister
Born: April 21, 1898
Died: December 8, 1978
Quotes count: 73
Wikipedia: Golda Meir

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