Zionism and pessimism are not compatible.
GOLDA MEIRI 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.
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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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 public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
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The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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By the way, did you ever realize that if Moses would have turned right instead of left, we’d have had the oil, the Arabs would have had the sand?
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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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Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your 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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The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals.
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Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.
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Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.
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We don’t want wars even when we win.
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Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
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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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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
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