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

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Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. - Golda Meir

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The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight. - 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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I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. - Golda Meir

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When Jesus died on the cross and cried out, 'It is finished!' He not only died for our sins, but for our diseases too.

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By the way, did you ever realize that if Moses would have turned right instead of left, we'd have had the oil, the Arabs would have had the sand?

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If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we'd rather be alive and have the bad image.

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