Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

And we are grateful to the American young men and women who are risking their lives to give the Iraqi people this chance, this dream of democracy in Iraq now.

Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don't want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.

I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best solution for Iraq.

What was said before is not important.

The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.

Many Sunnis joined Islamic State because they felt they were being treated poorly. Winning back their trust is the primary task of the new government. That will be difficult, but it is possible.

American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.

All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

I am jealous of anyone who can make other people care so much.

Learning to think beyond a single dimension, look beyond the surface, love more than one color and enjoy the world of differences.

Ah, woman. She is an enigma. An anomaly of perfection & irony. She can lure angels into her arms & give birth to a nation of ideologies.

Carlton was a blade

A sunflower field is like a sky with a thousand suns.

Lies hurt people; imagination makes life more fun.

What if Manhattan was hit by Hurricane Katrina?

I'd like to write fiction. Perhaps at some stage.

Good leaders must become what they want their followers to become.

Without courage there cannot be truth, and without truth there can be no other virtue.