Well, Ramadi is a provincial capital of Anbar province. It's a sprawling city west of Baghdad. It's a poor city, endless cinderblock houses and high-rises almost as far as the eye can see.

To the extent people can't solve a problem, they tend to ignore the problem.

Absolutely, it's a Sunni area. So the key here, once Ramadi is taken that you have the Sunni tribal fighters, Sunni police in there patrolling the city.

The U.N. is asking Italy to oversee this effort. And if a government is formed, you're likely to see up to 5,000 Italian troops maybe go in to provide security and also train a Libyan army.

Rest fixed most things. Sleep was my sweet reward. I treated bedtime as both incentive and sacrament.

Son of a Merryweather, he’s a lot stronger than he looks.

The bad gives rise to the good, the good inspires the better, the better produces the excellent, the excellent is followed by the bizarre

You cannot hear music and noise at the same time.

I'm pretty sure Adele and James Blunt were dumped by the same man.

The musicians one day are going to listen to me.

I always say that I can play sort of six variations on one girl, all of whom are a variation on me. Maybe I'll think of myself as an actor if, like, I do a corset drama.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

It's time to put our differences aside and find ways to work together to move Wisconsin forward.

But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience.