Divisiveness is not good for the people.

Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together.

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

May God preserve you and watch over you.

Everything that happens is determined by God.

Do not betray the people.

For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom.

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.

Failures make character, not success.

If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door.

Life is beautiful. Like a beautiful blue wave, it ebbs and flows, sometimes gushing forth and sometimes receding quietly.

The best way to die is when your living

For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds.

Don't let anyone tell you that age purchases your freedom from fear of death.

Man does what he can, and God what he will.

Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive yourself for not being perfect, and accept responsibility for your own life.

It takes great generosity to accept generosity.

Don't wait for the storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain.