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To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

Golda Meir

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals.
GOLDA MEIR

Government Ideal Reality World
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Decision Difference Kill Oneself Worst
Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
GOLDA MEIR

Artist Enjoyment Glory Natural Praise Storm
A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
GOLDA MEIR

Battle Hesitation Himself Leadership Nation
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 MEIR

Affection Honesty Myself Possible Question Success
My dear, old age is like an airplane flying in a storm. Once you’re in it there’s nothing you can do. You can’t stop a plane, you can’t stop a storm, you can’t stop time. So you might as well take it easy, with wisdom.
GOLDA MEIR

Age Easy Fly Old Storm Time Wisdom Yourself
There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed.
GOLDA MEIR

Existence Reality
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
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Age Man Perfection Reach Secret Wait
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
GOLDA MEIR

Ability Fall Mark Short
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
GOLDA MEIR

Allow Himself Jew Luxury Pessimism
Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided – not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.
GOLDA MEIR

Country Division Place
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.
GOLDA MEIR

Beautiful Blessing Development Myself Resource True
You can’t improve on saying nothing.
GOLDA MEIR

Improvement Talk Voice Yourself
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.
GOLDA MEIR

Compromise Question Yourself
We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
GOLDA MEIR

Forgiveness Kill Son War Yourself

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