Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse.

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.

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

Being seventy is not a sin.

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

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

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. 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.

We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.