"If we have to choose between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image."

"The main thing is not to be afraid of life. Not to be afraid of people. Not to be afraid of yourself."

"I believe in miracles. I believe in Israel."

"I never did anything alone. Whatever I did, I did with the people."

"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. You can't stop the plane, you can't stop the storm, you can't stop time. So one might as well accept it …"