I am no proponent of a theocracy. I am a secularist. I want an independent Iraqi government, not a lackey of Tehran.

Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money.

I see it as my duty to take a stand for the Iraqi people, for democracy, freedom and reconciliation.

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.

Iraq has slipped enough toward dangerous paths that may endanger the country if we don't realize that the solution ... lies is the concept of national unity

We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.

I'm a doctor and a politician. Weapons are foreign to me.

He's going to bite me!Instantly the last light in the room fades out as if announcing the reign of darkness.

Entrails. No hissing. This is the closest we will ever come to love.

It must be great to spend time in a spot and if you walk away, it’s so much better than before because of something you did.

The Finn is the most watery person in Europe... Here people take baths that last three or four hours and steep their bodies in water right down to their most secret selves.

When somebody says, "You can't," I say, "Why not?"

Kinkiness comes from low energy. It's the substitution of lechery for lust.

If you have discovered a truth, tell it first to a parrot! Every new truth needs an insistent repetition!

I hate to see prudence clinging to the green suckers of youth; 'tis like ivy round a sapling, and spoils the growth of the tree.

We as a global community are only as strong as our weakest link.

Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?