There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel.
GOLDA MEIRDon’t be humble… you’re not that great.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.
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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.
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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 only want that which is given naturally to all peoples of the world, to be masters of our own fate, not of others, and in cooperation and friendship with others.
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I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.
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I’m sure that someday children in schools will study the history of the men who made war as you study an absurdity. They’ll be shocked, just as today we’re shocked with cannibalism.
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A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
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If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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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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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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The world hates a Jew who hits back. The world loves us only when we are to be pitied.
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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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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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The modern woman asks herself: Is there something wrong with me if my children don’t fill up my life?
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