Golda meir

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.

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

Being seventy is not a sin.

Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.

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

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

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

Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that.

There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse.