Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys. — Golda Meir
I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. — Golda Meir
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
I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. — Golda Meir
It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don’t want victories anymore. — Golda Meir
One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. — Golda Meir
The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. — Golda Meir
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in israel. — Golda Meir
We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. — Golda Meir
We have always said that in our war with the arabs we had a secret weapon – no alternative. — Golda Meir
At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished. — Golda Meir