Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
GOLDA MEIREvery civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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It is always much easier, I have discovered, to make people cry or gasp than to make them think.
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Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either.
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
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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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The world hates a Jew who hits back. The world loves us only when we are to be pitied.
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How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to.
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Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this.
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Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
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Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.
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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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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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There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel.
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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.
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