Those that perished in Hitler’s gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
GOLDA MEIRThose that perished in Hitler’s gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
GOLDA MEIRHow does it feel to be a woman minister? I don’t know; I’ve never been a man minister.
GOLDA MEIRThis country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.
GOLDA MEIRYou can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.
GOLDA MEIRWe Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.
GOLDA MEIRAbove 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 MEIRThe public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
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 MEIRIf only political leaders would allow themselves to feel, as well as to think, the world might be a happier place.
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 MEIRWe don’t want wars even when we win.
GOLDA MEIRI must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
GOLDA MEIRMen are committing the rapes. Let them be put under curfew.
GOLDA MEIRThere is only one thing I hope to see before I die, and that is that my people should not need expressions of sympathy anymore.
GOLDA MEIRAt work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
GOLDA MEIRGlorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
GOLDA MEIR