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Golda Meir Politician

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Israel
  • Born: May 3, 1898
  • Died: Dec 8, 1978

Golda Meir was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik, politician and the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.

Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister. Israel's first and the world's fourth woman to hold such an office, she was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion used to call Meir "the best man in the government"; she was often portrayed as the "strong-willed, straight-talking, grey-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people".

Meir resigned as prime minister in 1974, the year following the Yom Kippur War. She died in 1978 of lymphoma.

The dog that trots about finds a bone. motivation

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

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient. God

We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative. war

Don't be humble... you're not that great. greatness

Being seventy is not a sin. birthday

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

Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom. freedom

I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war. war

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

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

The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with. art & history

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

Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. women

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Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

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We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 views from Winston Churchill

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