Now as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers.

I think the behavior of the troops has been a huge factor in the rise of the insurgency and in the rise of the anti-American feelings there[in Iraq].

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

You can't trust very many people.

Beyond the window, some kind of small, black thing shot across the sky. A bird, possibly. Or it might have been someone's soul being blown to the far side of the world.

I had always loved life on the road. It was just something that appealed to me very deeply.

Your life is a product of your thoughts, what you think about all day becomes the basis of your life.

Non-co-operation is a nation's determination to improve.

To be mad is to feel with excruciating intensity the sadness and joy of a time which has not arrived or has already been.

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

You do not grow stronger by accident - you grow stronger by intention.

What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.