Golda Meir Quotes

Don’t be so humble. You’re not that great. Golda Meir

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

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

Moses dragged us for 40 years through the desert to bring us to the one place in the Middle East where there was no oil. Golda Meir

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

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard there is nothing you can do about it. Golda Meir

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

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

We always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon – no alternative. Golda Meir