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"Women have learnt to flex their muscles, making it okay to wear sneakers and socks."
"The dog that licks the most is not the one that bites the hardest."
"Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took us 40 years into the desert to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil!"
"Not to be modest, or I wouldn't be what I am."
"The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations."
"Don’t be humble. You’re not that great."
"It’s no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do?"
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"There can be no doubt that the promise of the future keeps our hearts alive."
"The only way to create a peaceful world is to understand the different opinions and to accept them."
"Don't be a fanatic. It gets you into all sorts of problems."
"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."
"We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us."
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there is nothing you can do."
"Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know."
"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
"Don't be so disturbed by the rain; after all, it is only the gods of the world crying."
"Those of us who live here should live each moment more precious."
"The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiation."
"Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us forty years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!"
"When there are elephants in the street, the only thing to do is to retreat to the side."
"Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly must not be worse."
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"There can be no doubt that the promise of an independent, economically self-sufficient Arab Palestine is an illusion."
"Fashion is an imposition, a rein on freedom."
"The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven."
"The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on."
"To be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
"There is no difference between saving lives and killing in the cause of self-defense. In our war of survival it makes no difference whether we hit the terrorists or those who send them."
"Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."
"A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader."
"Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short."
"I cannot forgive, I do not want to forgive. But I must seek the wisdom of forgiveness to live in peace with myself."
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him."
"I am what I am because of my mind."
"Don't be humble... you're not that great."
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."
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"Being seventy is not a sin."
"The dog that brings a bone will carry a bone."
"Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either."
"There is no difference between one man and another; I do not believe in heroes or villains."
"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."
"The only way to rule out war is to disqualify the causes of the wars."
"We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go."
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do."
"We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel."
"Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."
"Don't be afraid to make decisions and take a chance – Golda Meir"
"There can be no doubt that the promise of September has nurtured the Jewish people for centuries."
"The Soviet Union fell. We are witnessing the end of an era and the beginning of a new one."
"The price of freedom is too high. They will not be able to make us pay that price."
"There is no hope from war. But there is hope in peace. We may not always feel it, but it is there."
"The determination of a leader is not measured by the number of defeats he has suffered but by the number of victories he has achieved in spite of defeats."
"Whether you like this country or not, it is our country. We must all live in it."
"We are not a nation of criminals. We are a nation of fighters and builders."
"A leader who doesn't take chances is not a true leader."
"I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively."
"There is no one in this country who can save us from our enemies. We must do it ourselves."
"Our children will not understand what we have done until they do it themselves."
"We are the only ones in the world who can decide our future. Let us do so wisely."
"It is not how many times you fall down that matters, but how many times you get up."
"I can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. But I can never forgive them for making us kill theirs."
"The only alternative to war is peace. We must choose peace."
"When peace comes, we must not only look forward but also look back and remember what we went through to get there."
"It is not easy to be the leader of a small country in a hostile world. But it is a challenge that we must face."
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life."
"Don't be so humble - you are not that great."
"I must govern the clock, not be governed by it."
"One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present."
"It's not worth imprisoning your thoughts in other people's concerns."
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do."
"Don't be humble. You're not that great."
"Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse."
"Not being beautiful is the true blessing. Not being beautiful forces people to find out who you are."
"There is no difference between a pessimist who says, 'Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything,' and an optimist who says, 'Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway.' Either way, nothing happens."
"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here."
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either."
"Not even Golda Meir can control a table full of Jews."
"I am, after all, the only prime minister to have brought up a Jewish child."
"A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader."
"Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us."
"The use of force is not a permanent solution. One can never build his security on military conquest."
"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? ... Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."
"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!"
"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."
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be."
"I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war."
"You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity."
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