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.
GOLDA MEIRWomen’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.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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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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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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We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
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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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A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
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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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Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
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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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I’m a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.
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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
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Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.
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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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We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.
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This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.
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