One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.
Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either.
Don't be humble... you're not that great.
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!
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
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.
We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.
I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
