I fear only God, all praises to Him.

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.

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.

Free is he who is reputable for not being fearful of losing his reputation.

Writers need each other.

You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.

No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.

I don't think the American people want unilateral government control over the entire health-care system.

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

Therapy can get you only so far with exorcising your childhood nightmares; after that it's willpower, and you, and people you can trust to hold your hand along the way.

Maybe that's what I've based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours.

Like strange mechanical grotesques, Making fantastic arabesques, The shadows raced across the blind.

I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.