“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either”

“To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.”

“Don't be humble. Your not that great. ”

“Don't be so humble - you are not that great.”

“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard there's nothing you can do.”

“My dear, old age is like an airplane flying in a storm. Once you're in it there's nothing you can do. You can't stop a plane, you can't stop a storm, you can't stop time. So you might as well take it easy, with wisdom.”

“A story once went the rounds of Israel to the effect that Ben-Gurion described me as 'the only man' in his cabinet. What amused me about is that he (or whoever invented the story) thought that this was the greatest compliment that could be paid to a woman. I very much doubt that any man would have been flattered if I had said about him that he was the only woman in the government!”