A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. -Golda Meir Leadership
I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. -Golda Meir Alone
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 Morning
We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative. -Golda Meir War
I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome. -Golda Meir Success
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. -Golda Meir Trust
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 War
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. -Golda Meir History
Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. -Golda Meir Women
Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either. -Golda Meir Sad
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. -Golda Meir Age
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. -Golda Meir Art
Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. -Golda Meir Men
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. -Golda Meir Life