We don’t want wars even when we win.
GOLDA MEIRThe deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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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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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
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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.
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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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The only way to eliminate war is to love our children more than we hate our enemies.
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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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How does it feel to be a woman minister? I don’t know; I’ve never been a man minister.
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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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Can we today measure devotion to husband and children by our indifference to everything else?
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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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Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided – not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.
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The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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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.
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My dear, old age is like an airplane flying in a storm. Once you’re in it there’s nothing you can do. You can’t stop a plane, you can’t stop a storm, you can’t stop time. So you might as well take it easy, with wisdom.
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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.
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