Quotes by Golda Meir

Golda Meir
Prime Minister of Israel
Alive from: 1898-1978
Quotes 1 till 15 of 19.
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A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
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Being seventy is not a sin.
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Don't be humble, you're not that great.
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Don't be so humble, you're not that great.
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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.
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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
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Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!
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Moses took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil.
Source: New York Times 10-6-1973 -
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.
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Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.
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Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.
Source: The National Press Club in Washington DC, 1957 -
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
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Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
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To be successful, a woman has to be better at her job than a man.
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