But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.

You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

But the key shift in focus will be from counter-insurgency operations to more and more cooperation with Iraqi security forces and to building Iraqi security capacity.

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

You don't build a new power plant in the United States overnight. It takes years to build.

Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.

Undoubtedly, there are members of the former regime that are cooperating in some fashion and then there are extremists that are within Iraq that are cooperating with them.

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone.

The longer you live, the more dreams you should have to keep you occupied.

As a makeup artist, I learned quickly that the color of your lips affects the way a lipstick looks. If you see your friend wearing a great color, don't assume it will be right for you.

Every day in every way, I am increasing my mental and physical capacity. I am reversing my biological age.

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

Marriage is probably the chief cause of divorce.

I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!

The streets of London have their map, but our passions are uncharted. What are you going to meet if you turn this corner?