Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.
GOLDA MEIRBy 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?
More Golda Meir Quotes
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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed.
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Above 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.
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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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We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons.
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There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.
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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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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
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Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.
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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.
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Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
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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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We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.
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How 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.
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It is not a sin to be seventy but it is also no joke.
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