Osama bin Laden's own words stated he has a war against the United States. He declared that American civilians should be considered as combatants.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise to take their place.

I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.

As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is perceived to somehow be the cause of this unhappiness, there will be terrorism.

Cyber will be part of any future conflict - whether it's a nation state or terrorism.

The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence.

The United States government does not negotiate with terrorists.

I came to set fire to the earth. And I am watchful that the fire grow.May the fire of love grow in our hearts.

Your world will expand for every step you dare to take outside your comfort zone.

I write not because I want to but because I am destined to.

I found that people like rules, and I love to tell people what to do. It's not rocket science when it comes to weight loss. It's about eating a little less and moving a little bit more.

I suppose it's a very highly developed form of denial, but some part of me completely denies that I'm a performer.

Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll be in as much trouble as I am!

Every good thing you do changes the balance in the universe.

I'm attracted to creative people and train wrecks, and there's no shortage of that in Los Angeles.

Don't listen to the fools who say that pictures of people can be of no consequence, or that painting is dead. There is much to be done.

Some days I'll be like, "You know what? Why don't I go to my daughter's studio and make a song?!" And then I don't! I don't know if I would have all the time it takes to put into a song.