Do not betray the people.

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.

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.

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.

There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'""The mood will pass, sir.

To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal.

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

I have fallen a hopeless victim to the Turk; he is the most charming of mortals.

How beautiful the world was when one looked at it, without searching... just looked, simply and innocently.

The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.

I hate dreaming because when you want to sleep, you want to sleep. Dreaming is work. Next thing you know, I have to build a go-cart with my ex-landlord.

I was raised a Christian but have looked at other religions, some of the Eastern things. I was into Taoism for a while and Confucianism. Just different approaches and some have really stayed with me.

Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another.