There is only one thing I hope to see before I die, and that is that my people should not need expressions of sympathy anymore.
GOLDA MEIRWe Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Whether women are better than men I cannot say – but I can say they are certainly no worse.
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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them.
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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
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How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia? the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.
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Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.
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We say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.
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We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.
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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.
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As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.
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It is not a sin to be seventy but it is also no joke.
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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.
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From Russia I didn’t bring out a single happy memory, only sad, tragic ones. The nightmare of pogroms, the brutality of Cossacks charging young Socialists, fear, shrieks of terror.
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