I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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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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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We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.
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The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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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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Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
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I have always felt sorry for people afraid of feeling, of sentimentality, who are unable to weep with their whole heart. Because those who do not know how to weep do not know how to laugh either.
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided – not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.
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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.
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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 world hates a Jew who hits back. The world loves us only when we are to be pitied.
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Those that perished in Hitler’s gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
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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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We say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.
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