We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
GOLDA MEIRWe do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
GOLDA MEIRThere 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 MEIRMy 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 MEIRFashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.
GOLDA MEIRAnybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them.
GOLDA MEIRWe will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
GOLDA MEIRIt is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don’t want victories anymore.
GOLDA MEIRGlorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
GOLDA MEIRNot 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 MEIRZionism and pessimism are not compatible.
GOLDA MEIRI’m a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.
GOLDA MEIRHow can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia? the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.
GOLDA MEIRThe deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
GOLDA MEIRIt isn’t enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.
GOLDA MEIRIsrael itself is the strongest guarantee against another Holocaust.
GOLDA MEIRThe modern woman asks herself: Is there something wrong with me if my children don’t fill up my life?
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