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 MeirAbout author
- Author's profession: Leader
- Nationality: israeli
- Born: May 3, 1898
- Died: December 8, 1978
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