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Golda Meir Quotes

22 Motivational Quotes By Golda Meir On Life, Adversity, Peace, Leadership And More

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Israel (1969 - 1974)

Died On: December 8, 1978

Born In: Kyiv, Ukraine

Died At Age: 80

Golda Meir was an illustrious Israeli stateswoman, teacher, politician, fourth Prime Minister of Israel and a kibbutznik. After she served as the Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister she was elected as the Prime Minister of Israel. She is considered as the ‘Iron Lady’ of Israeli politics and was the first and only female to hold such office. She was characterized as a straight-talking, strong-willed and grey-bunned granny of the Jewish people. She was an active Zionist and got passionately involved in whatever she did. We have curated some famous quotes and sayings by Golda Meir from her speeches, writings, teachings, lectures, thoughts, works and life. We bring to you a collection of inspiring, motivating and enlightening quotes and thoughts by Golda Meir on humble, politics, clock, time, govern, age, storm, men, women, age, sin, success, victories, jews, struggle, equality, soviet, leadership, battle and more that will give you a peep of his political mind.

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Don't be so humble - you are not that great.

Don't be so humble - you are not that great.
You
Golda Meir

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
Past
Golda Meir

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either
Heart
Golda Meir

We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.

We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.
Love Will Children Peace
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.

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.
You Life Yourself Will
Golda Meir

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.

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.
Me Beautiful
Golda Meir

Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took us forty years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil!

Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took us forty years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil!
You Me I
Golda Meir

Whether women are better than men I cannot say ... but i can say they are certainly no worse.

Whether women are better than men I cannot say ... but i can say they are certainly no worse.
Women I
Golda Meir

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.
You Life Yourself Will
Golda Meir

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.

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.
Will
Golda Meir

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.
You
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.
You Like
Golda Meir

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

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

Don't be humble. Your not that great.
Golda Meir

The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Golda Meir

Fashion is an imposition, a rein on freedom.

Fashion is an imposition, a rein on freedom.
Golda Meir

I'm sure that someday children in schools will study the history of the men [sic] who made war as you study an absurdity. They'll be shocked, just as today we're shocked with cannibalism.

I'm sure that someday children in schools will study the history of the men [sic] who made war as you study an absurdity. They'll be shocked, just as today we're shocked with cannibalism.
You War Will Children History
Golda Meir