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.

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.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

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

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.

The worst book imaginable has a redeeming quality if it gets a young person to read.

The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability.

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

The first time I heard Ron Whitehead read I felt what I imagine those who heard Abraham Lincoln deliver The Gettysburg Address felt.

When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night, A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.

Life without music is only error, exhaustion, exile... Indeed, there is nothing that concerns me more than the fate of music.

Market growth alone doesn't give you enough tailwind. You have to create your own. The way to do that is by designing products for consumers that wow them.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves.