Laying siege to enemy-controlled cities allows attacking armies to keep their own casualties low by avoiding urban combat.

Syria is ready to cooperate and coordinate all efforts, whether regional or international, to combat terrorism

In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming from abroad, controlling streets and villages in the name of jihad.

Its very strange that you condemn me as a terrorist at the same time as you call on me to help you combat terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere. It doesnt make sense!

I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.

Knock on the heart’s emotions and its gates will be widely opened, but nock on reason and doubt will come charging at you

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Unless he doesn't like sushi, then you also have to teach him to cook.

I love a little more driving rock and roll vibe and that kind of music has always spoke to me. I guess it just rubs off when I'm writing music.

This ain't a football game, we do this every day.

An antisemite used to be someone who hates Jews; nowadays an antisemite is someone Jews hate.

I write nearly every day. Some days I write for ten or eleven hours. Other days I might only write for three hours. It really depends on how fast the ideas are coming.

You lose a bit of control every time you insert hesitation into your speech.

Barbara Parkins was so rude and petty all of the time. I just found her behavior to be so silly.

Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play.

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.