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> [A story once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as 'the only man' in his cabinet. What amused me about is that he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/a-story-once-went-the-rounds-of-israel-to-the-effect-that-ben-gurion/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

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> [Once in a Cabinet we had to deal with the fact that there had been an outbreak of assaults on women at night. One minister suggested a curfew; women should stay home after dark. I said, 'But it's the men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/once-in-a-cabinet-we-had-to-deal-with-the-fact-that-there-had-been-an/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

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## More by Golda Meir

> [I want to say to you, friends, that the Jewish community in Palestine is going to fight to the very end. If we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/i-want-to-say-to-you-friends-that-the-jewish-community-in-palestine/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/the-egyptians-could-run-to-egypt-the-syrians-into-syria-the-only/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Being seventy is not a sin. It's not a joy, either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/being-seventy-is-not-a-sin-it-s-not-a-joy-either/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/ability-hits-the-mark-where-presumption-overshoots-and-diffidence/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/if-we-have-to-have-a-choice-between-being-dead-and-pitied-and-being/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Arab sovereignty in Jerusalem just cannot be. This city will not be divided-not half and half, not 60-40, not 75-25, nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/arab-sovereignty-in-jerusalem-just-cannot-be-this-city-will-not-be/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/you-can-get-used-to-anything-if-you-have-to-even-feeling-perpetually/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/to-be-successful-a-woman-has-to-be-much-better-at-her-job-than-a-man/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/not-being-beautiful-was-the-true-blessing-not-being-beautiful-forced/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/to-be-or-not-to-be-is-not-a-question-of-compromise-either-you-be-or/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/i-must-govern-the-clock-not-be-governed-by-it/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/whether-women-are-better-than-men-i-cannot-say-but-i-can-say-they-are/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took us forty years into the desert in order to bring us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/let-me-tell-you-the-one-thing-i-have-against-moses-he-took-us-forty/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [We don't want wars even when we win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/we-don-t-want-wars-even-when-we-win/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

> [“Don't be humble. Your not that great. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/golda-meir/don-t-be-humble-your-not-that-great/)

[Golda Meir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/golda-meir/)

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