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.

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

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

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.

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.

Unconditional love = stress free life. Only those who receive or give can understand this equation.

Look deep into your own eyes so you may see your greatness and recognize the gifts that you were uniquely placed on this planet to learn from, to share, and to teach.

The human being is not a fallen being in need of redemption but rather a forgetful being who must be reminded of God and his own nature.

You like? she asked Slade. He gave her a head nod and she vanished behind the curtain.That's my sister, he said, pointing at the closed curtain.I shrugged. "I'm glad you guys are so close.

It is, indeed, only in old age that intellectual men attain their sublime expression, whilst portraits of them in their youth show only the first traces of it.

Things fall apart, it's scientific.

In the design of fission reactors man was not an innovator but an unwitting imitator of nature.

Culture is on the horns of this dilemma: if profound and noble it must remain rare, if common it must become mean.

Unless you want to hang a This Vein for Rent sign around your neck, move already!

It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it.