Al-Qaeda's obituary has been written countless times over the decade. Each iteration has proved to be ephemeral, as the moment has continually shown itself to have a deeper bench than we imagine.

One of the most ignored dimensions of the Iraqi insurgency are the Iraqis themselves who are regularly abducted, held for ransom and sometimes executed.

It could be coincidence. It's an extraordinarily short turnaround it's impossible to say at this point.

With the exception of weapons of mass destruction, there is no other type of attack that is more effective than suicide terrorism. The perception is that it's impossible to guard against.

The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.

Your heart is too magnificent for a small hope

I also need to honor myself for working so hard, and that means treating the money I earn with respect.

When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.

We did not underestimate what we could do.

I'm not a film-school guy. I was a high-school dropout. I was on a nuclear submarine. I was an electrician. I was a house painter. So if you get in my face, I'm going to fight you.

The body comes and goes. This life, my friend, will come and go. It is a fleeting moment, an impulse in an eternal reality.

I get to be creative and touch other people's lives.

Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt, Not practise!

But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory.