Golda Meir Quotes

ولنكن صرحاء... فمصير الدول الصغيرة يعتمد في النهاية على القوى العظمي التي دائما ما تكون لها مصالح تريد حمايتها، وكنا نريد مواصلة الحرب لإيقاع الهزائم بالمصريين والسوريين وربما لو حصلنا على مزيد من الوقت لتمكننا من تحقيق ذلك، لكن موقف السادات كان أقوى منا وكذلك كانت لديه الوسائل لإقناع روسيا وكانت المراهنات عليه في موسكو مرتفعة جدا حقا، ولذا فإنني لم أفاجأ عنما قعد مجلس الأمن جلسة طارئة فجر 22 أكتوبر وأصدر قرارا يدعو إلى وقف إطلاق النار خلال اثنتي عشرة ساعة.

It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them.

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

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

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

[The Soviet government] is the most realistic regime in the world — no ideals.

In Israel, we read from right to left. [To Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State, who had written her that he considers himself 'an American first, Secretary of State second, and a Jew third']

The British went on fighting like lions against the Germans, the Italians, and the Japanese, but they couldn’t or wouldn’t stand up to the Arabs at all – though much of the Arab world was openly pro-Nazi.

Any one who speaks in favor of bringing the Arab refugees back must also say how he expects to take the responsibility for it, if he is interested in the state of Israel. It is better that things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen.

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

How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia?... the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.

This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.

From Russia I didn’t bring out a single happy memory, only sad, tragic ones. The nightmare of pogroms, the brutality of Cossacks charging young Socialists, fear, shrieks of terror ...

When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons.

Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.