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.
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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The only way to eliminate war is to love our children more than we hate our enemies.
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At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
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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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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.
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We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
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Zionism and pessimism are not compatible.
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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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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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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
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Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
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It is not a sin to be seventy but it is also no joke.
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To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
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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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