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Former Prime Minister of Israel

Golda Meir was a distinguished Israeli politician and diplomat, serving as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She played a pivotal role in the establishment of the State of Israel and was recognized for her strong leadership and dedication to the Jewish people's struggle for statehood. Meir was born on May 3, 1898, in Kiev, Ukraine, and passed away on December 8, 1978.

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Famous Golda Meir Quotes

“Being seventy is not a sin. It's not a joy, either.”

Age Funny Joy Sin Humorous Seventies

Author:Golda Meir

“I don't want to have a bad influence on anybody, but there's no point in my giving up cigarettes now. I won't die young.”

Want Giving Funny Young Dies Influence Giving Up Humorous Smoking Cigarette No Point Cigar Die Young

Book:As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

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

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Book:As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

“One of the first sights that shocked me, when I came to Israel in 1921, was an Arab turning over a field with a very primitive plow; pulling the plow were an ox and a woman. Now, if it means that we have destroyed this romantic picture by bringing in tractors, combines, and threshing machines, this is true: we have.”

Ifs Firsts Mean Humor Funny Fields Humorous Machines Sight Israel Destroyed Primitive Pulling Shocked Tractors

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“Zionism and pessimism are not compatible.”

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Book:As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

“By the way, did you ever realize that if Moses would have turned right instead of left, we'd have had the oil, the Arabs would have had the sand?”

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Author:Golda Meir

“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!”

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Author:Golda Meir

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

Kind Victory Humorous Israel Rejoice Cotton Strawberries Great Victory

Book:As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

About the Author

Born: May 3, 1898
Died: December 8, 1978
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Israel
Quotes: 98

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