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Golda Meir Quotes

Golda Meir quotes

Israeli Leader May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978

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Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. Golda Meir
It isn't really important to decide when you are very young just exactly what you want to become when you grow up. It is much more important to decide on the way you want to live. If you are going to be honest with yourself and honest with your friends, if you are going to get involved in causes which are good for others, not only for yourselves, then it seems to me that that is sufficient, and maybe what you will be is only a matter of chance. Golda Meir
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. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when..."
I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war. Golda Meir
I 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. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job..."
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. Golda Meir
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. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and..."
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. Golda Meir
My 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 Meir
Golda Meir quote: "We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have..."
We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings..."
Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. Golda Meir
Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say..."
Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. Golda Meir
Golda Meir quote: "I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this..."
I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. Golda Meir
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. Golda Meir

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