Golda Meir Quotes

“Don’t be so humble–you’re not that great.” Golda Meir”
― Ann Atkins, Golda Meir: True Grit

“how it is that Israel is capable of absorbing Jewish refugees, hundreds of thousands from Arab lands, and yet Arabs refuse to absorb the Arab refugees from Palestine or allow the land of Transjordan (now called Jordan), taken from the region of Palestine, to be used for these refugees.9”
― Ann Atkins, Golda Meir: True Grit

“Russian Jews remember just forty-three years earlier the arrests in 1905. Rumors were spread by the government that the czar had granted a constitution. This ruse exposed those who wanted a constitution. Anyone seen rejoicing in the streets, was swept up in mass arrests.”
― Ann Atkins, Golda Meir: True Grit

“Blessed is the match that is consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart. Blessed is the heart with strength to stop its beating for honor’s sake. Blessed is the match that is consumed in kindling flame.13”
― Ann Atkins, Golda Meir: True Grit