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.
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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There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.
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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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Men are committing the rapes. Let them be put under curfew.
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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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It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don’t want victories anymore.
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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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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
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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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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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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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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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How does it feel to be a woman minister? I don’t know; I’ve never been a man minister.
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To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
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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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