We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

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.

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.

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.

Much of human communication is a monologue delivered to anyone who will listen. A real dialogue allows many to express and has the chance of leading to more discovery.•

Better be a desperate single with many options than a sad married with no option.

Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing.

It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.

The best university is the university of life.

If you think advantage lies in resources, then you think the best educational system is the one that spends the most money.

I'll beat up on Republicans and Democrats alike, and they don't like it.

The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.

I'm not Welsh and I didn't know that much about Dylan Thomas , and I saw that he's a huge icon of Welsh-ness.