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Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.

Golda Meir

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 MEIR

Country Himself Morning Problem Thinking Worry
There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel.
GOLDA MEIR

Children Country Hate Love Peace
Zionism and pessimism are not compatible.
GOLDA MEIR

Compatible Pessimism Togetherness
Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.
GOLDA MEIR

Fashion Freedom Imposition
If only political leaders would allow themselves to feel, as well as to think, the world might be a happier place.
GOLDA MEIR

Feeling Happiness Leadership Place Politics Thinking
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Children Foolishness Liberty Oneself Woman
There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed.
GOLDA MEIR

Existence Reality
We say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.
GOLDA MEIR

Deep Peace Side War Win
You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
GOLDA MEIR

Adversity Better Company Partner Yourself
I’m a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.
GOLDA MEIR

List Myself Routine Schedule Slave
There is no such thing as a Palestinian people… It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn’t exist.
GOLDA MEIR

Country Existence Invisble People
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
GOLDA MEIR

Better Job Man Success Woman
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Average Blame Doubt Himself Logic Man Praise
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Fear Happiness Memories Myself Terror Tragedy Yourself
Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
GOLDA MEIR

Artist Enjoyment Glory Natural Praise Storm
How does it feel to be a woman minister? I don’t know; I’ve never been a man minister.
GOLDA MEIR

Feeling Man Minister Myself Woman

Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.

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