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.

— Golda Meir

I don't know why you use a fancy French word like détente when there's a good English phrase for it - Cold War.

— Golda Meir

I must govern the clock not be governed by it.

— Golda Meir

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

— Golda Meir

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

— Golda Meir

I want to be able to live without a crowded calendar. I want to be able to read a book without feeling guilty or go to a concert when I like.

— 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 to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil!

— 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 overcome.

— Golda Meir

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard there is nothing you can do.

— Golda Meir

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.

— Golda Meir