Long-term, we must figure out a way that the Kurdish territory within Iraq operates with a certain amount of autonomy so that they feel comfortable and safe going back.

We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.

There's a certain amount of sympathy here for the Bush administration's problem, which is they would like to get rid of Saddam Hussein and they would like to have the Kurds autonomous.

If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.

Creativity is a synthesis of two qualities: imagination and concreteness.

In the shade of words sits life itself.

I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.

I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before I was a singer. I just took those elements and put them into music.

The victims of injustice in our world do not need our spasms of passion; they need our long obedience in the same direction - our legs and lungs of endurance; And we need sturdy stores of joy.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

I have a paper cut from writing my suicide note. It's a start.

Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.

I felt like if I wasn't around, maybe my shot would be gone.