Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.

I think the Shiites want a theocracy.

Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.

I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.

If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country.

An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to some extent.

Everyone’s unfolding karma will change. To maintain equanimity during the unfolding of karmic effect is the Gnanis’ (Self-realized person’s) duty.

Truly a good horse, good ground to gallop on, and sunshine, make up the sum of enjoyable travelling.

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

She nodded, jotting something in her notebook. You’re writing that down? Has the interview started?” Lee, whenever you’re talking to a reporter, you’re being interviewed.

To say that a state cannot pursue its aims because there is no money, is like saying that an engineer cannot build roads, because there are no kilometers.

Mir Bahadur Ali is, as we have seen, incapable of evading the most vulgar of art's temptations: that of being a genius.

Pay off your debt first. Freedom from debt is worth more than any amount you can earn.

Someone has said that all the great jugglers are dead.

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to be.