Golda Meir

"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the ability to see beyond the fear."

"If we believe in something, we must fight for it with all our heart and soul."

"There is no time like the present to do what is right."

"The greatest achievement is the ability to accept failure and learn from it."

"I believe that what we inherit from our parents is not just genes, but also a way of seeing the world."

"One of the few advantages of being a woman is that we can cry without losing our credibility."

"My father would not tell me that he loved me. He was a man of his time."

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."

"The more I see, the less I know for sure."

"I grew up believing that the only thing worth doing is to add to the sum of human happiness and reduce suffering in the world."

"Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where courage is. And that's where leadership is."

"The Jewish people have been in the land of Israel since the beginning of recorded history."

"I believe in the goodness of human nature, but I have learned not to be naive."

"Efficiency is not everything, especially in politics."

"I have never believed in compromise when dealing with matters of principle."

"We Jews are a stiff-necked people. That's our strength."

"The most important thing is not what you have, but who you are."

"I would not be the person I am without the support of my family."

"Real leadership is a form of love expressed through service."

"My life has not been a happy one. But it has been a rich one."

"Every generation must rediscover the meaning of freedom for itself."

"I believe that the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, the voice of your own conscience."

"I am convinced that women are more sincere than men in their friendships."

"The only way to live is to have faith in yourself and in what you believe in."

"I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"I believe that the greatest privilege in life is to be able to choose your own path."

"We must always remember that the ultimate goal is peace, not victory."

"I would say that my life has been a constant struggle to understand what is right and to do it."