Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.

The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests.

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

‎Determination, effort, and practice are rewarded with success.

When you want to learn something, all the life experiences conspire in helping you to learn.

Perfection in anything is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.

No one has yet managed to be post-Shakespearean.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.

I think gun culture is disgusting but people need to think about it before they start judging.

It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.

Virtuality will destroy reality.

...to win by one is enough.