Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. Golda Meir More Quotes by Golda Meir More Quotes From Golda Meir the modern woman asks herself: Is there something wrong with me if my children don't fill up my life? Golda Meir modern-womanwomenchildren We will not forgive you for making us kill your sons. Golda Meir forgivingmilitaryson Being seventy is not a sin. It's not a joy, either. Golda Meir humorousjoyfunny There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse. Golda Meir differencesdecisionwar It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore. Golda Meir victorywantwar It is a dreadful thing to see the dead city. Next to the port I found children, women, the old, waiting for a way to leave. I entered the houses, there were houses where the coffee and pita bread were left on the table, and I could not avoid [thinking] that this, indeed, had been the picture in many Jewish towns [i.e., in Europe, during World War II]. Golda Meir coffeewarchildren We don't want wars even when we win. Golda Meir winningwarfunny How does it feel to be a woman minister? I don't know; I've never been a man minister. Golda Meir feminismdoemen 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 other-worldsbirthdaymen 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. Golda Meir russiadifferencesmen 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 phrasesusewar 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 politicaldonepresident To be successful, a woman has to be better at her job than a man. Golda Meir I don't know why you use a fancy French word like dtente when there's a good English phrase for it-cold war. Golda Meir Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that. Golda Meir You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Golda Meir We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon-no alternative. Golda Meir What do you gain, Soviet Union, from this miserable policy Where is your decency Would it be a disgrace for you to give up this battle (On suppression of freedom for Jews in the USSR) Golda Meir Don't be so humble - you are not that great. Golda Meir Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself. Golda Meir himselfeverybodywhoauthority
