As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing. – Golda Meir
Womens liberation is just a lot of foolishness. Its men who are discriminated against. They cant bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that. – Golda Meir
I dont know why you use a fancy French word like detente when theres a good English phrase for it – cold war. – Golda Meir
Dont be humble… youre not that great. – Golda Meir
We dont thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. – Golda Meir
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once youre aboard, theres nothing you can do. – Golda Meir
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon – no alternative. – Golda Meir
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. – 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
The dog that trots about finds a bone. – 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
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
The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals. – Golda Meir
Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom. – Golda Meir
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. – Golda Meir
Being seventy is not a sin. – Golda Meir
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. – Golda Meir
I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. – Golda Meir
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. – Golda Meir
One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. – Golda Meir
