Quotes By Golda Meir

We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.

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

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

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.

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!

Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

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.

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