Author: Golda Meir

Quotes

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

- Golda Meir

I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.

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

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

- Golda Meir

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

- Golda Meir

We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.

We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.

- 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.

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

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

- Golda Meir

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.

- Golda Meir

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

- Golda Meir

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