Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.
GOLDA MEIRWe say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Don’t become cynical. Don’t give up hope. Don’t believe that everything is judged only by expediency. There is idealism in this world. There is human brotherhood.
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If only political leaders would allow themselves to feel, as well as to think, the world might be a happier place.
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From Russia I didn’t bring out a single happy memory, only sad, tragic ones. The nightmare of pogroms, the brutality of Cossacks charging young Socialists, fear, shrieks of terror.
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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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We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
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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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Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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I don’t want to have a bad influence on anybody, but there’s no point in my giving up cigarettes now. I won’t die young.
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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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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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To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.
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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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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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It’s no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do?.. Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either.
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