We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. - Golda Meir

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The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. - Golda Meir

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

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

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Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. -Golda Meir

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

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The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals. - Golda Meir

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Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil! -Golda Meir

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Even paranoids have real enemies. - Golda Meir

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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. - Golda Meir

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