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.

Do not betray the people.

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.

It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it.

Oh, I love, love, love women! I think women are wonderful! I love women!

The suicidal lead shame-drenched lives.

The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government's greatest creative opportunity.

We can all learn from our failures. What I've learned is how much it hurts to fail.

[Marilyn Monroe] was a bit temperamental, a little diva-like, but she didn't deserve what she got.

Zeal is not of necessity religion, neither is it always of the same essence with poetry or patriotism.

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.

I love going shopping. I have a black belt in it.

Life balances itself on a precarious ledge, we can stay safe up high or propel off the edge.