Golda Meir

"I believe in using words, but if words don't work, you have to use stronger language."

"When you have one foot in yesterday and one foot in tomorrow, you're pissing on today."

"The most important thing in a person's life is the work."

"I would say that the role of women in Israeli society is critical."

"What is possible to do is our business, not what is impossible."

"Courage is a very important thing. To do what you think is right, even when others do not agree."

"The important thing is not to know everything but to understand everything."

"Tragedy and grief are things that strengthen you."

"I have never been afraid to say what I think."

"We have to find a peaceful solution to this problem, or else it will destroy us all."

"Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be."

"We don't have time to spend on the past."

"A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader."

"I have always maintained that the only thing one can do for a person is education."

"The Jewish people have always been about dreaming big."

"Every person has within them a lot of power, and that power is the power of choice."

"I don't care what you write about me as long as it's not true."

"We are not a nation of idealists, we are a nation of survivors."

"I have learned that it is best to be yourself, and to make the best of what you are."

"The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it."

"We must remember that we are not fighting for territory, we are fighting for our existence."

"I will never compromise when it comes to the security of the people."

"Faith is the first step, but knowledge is the most important."

"I believe in the power of women to change the world."

"The important thing in life is not the destination, but the journey."

"I have always believed that a person should follow their convictions."

"We are not slaves to our circumstances, we are creators of them."

"I don't want to talk about what I've done, I want to talk about what we can do."

"Love your country, but work to make it better."

"There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going."