Can we today measure devotion to husband and children by our indifference to everything else? Golda Meir More Quotes by Golda Meir More Quotes From Golda Meir You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. Golda Meir sparring-partneradversityinspirational Don't become cynical. Don't give up hope. Don't believe that everything is judged only by expediency. There is idealism in this world. There is human brotherhood. Golda Meir dont-give-upgiving-upbelieve It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle. Golda Meir struggleovercomingbelieve You can't improve on saying nothing. Golda Meir saying-nothingsilence There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. Golda Meir doubtaveragemen Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. Golda Meir moving-onbreak-uplove We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. Golda Meir thrivethank-godmilitary 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 mothers-dayfamilychildren America is a great country. It has many shortcomings, many social inequalities, and it's tragic that the problem of the blacks wasn't solved fifty or even a hundred years ago, but it's still a great country, a country full of opportunities, of freedom! Does it seem nothing to you to be able to say what you like, even against the government, the Establishment? Golda Meir governmentopportunitycountry Those that perished in Hitler's gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves. Golda Meir gasjewlasts You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty. Golda Meir usedguiltfeelings It is always much easier, I have discovered, to make people cry or gasp than to make them think. Golda Meir crypeoplethinking Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided - not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing. Golda Meir jerusalemhalfcities One of the first sights that shocked me, when I came to Israel in 1921, was an Arab turning over a field with a very primitive plow; pulling the plow were an ox and a woman. Now, if it means that we have destroyed this romantic picture by bringing in tractors, combines, and threshing machines, this is true: we have. Golda Meir humorousfunnymean We only want that which is given naturally to all peoples of the world, to be masters of our own fate, not of others, and in cooperation and friendship with others. Golda Meir fatefriendshipworld It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years, with all the pain and torment that has been inflicted upon it. Golda Meir painreligiousbelieve There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel. Golda Meir hateisraelchildren At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent. Golda Meir strugglemotherchildren I want to say to you, friends, that the Jewish community in Palestine is going to fight to the very end. If we have arms to fight with, we will fight with those, and if not, we will fight with stones in our hands. Golda Meir communityfightinghands I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir positivitymemorabletime
