Zionism and pessimism are not compatible.
GOLDA MEIRYou can’t improve on saying nothing.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Those that perished in Hitler’s gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
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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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How does it feel to be a woman minister? I don’t know; I’ve never been a man minister.
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There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel.
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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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The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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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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I have always felt sorry for people afraid of feeling, of sentimentality, who are unable to weep with their whole heart. Because those who do not know how to weep do not know how to laugh either.
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You can’t improve on saying nothing.
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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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We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
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It isn’t enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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