But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction.

But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction.

I don't like the idea of busing children all over the country. It's not safe. And there doesn't seem to be that much of an urgent need for it to be done.

Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency.

Some of these bulls are gonna' spin those cowboys so fast, they'll look like a frog in a blender.

The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.

If they make the deadline because the Shiites and Kurds essentially rammed a draft through over Sunni Arab objections, there will be hell to pay.

When a dark narrow street suddenly gets a beautiful light, everything in that street turns into a beautiful dream!

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do it yourself project.

Sector-specific price declines, uncomfortable as they may be for producers in that sector, are generally not a problem for the economy as a whole and do not constitute deflation.

I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.

Television has some lovely aspects to it and some ghastly aspects but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.

It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.

Either we are in the universe to inhabit the eternity of our souls and grow real, or else we might as well dedicate our days to shopping and kill time watching talk-shows.

I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so.

I think everyone should sit down and write a book. It's a lot like therapy but a lot less expensive.

I am a person who dreads any kind of public exposure and any kind of public event. I spend all day, if I have to do a reading, preparing.

France is a pretty stable democracy, but incidents occur. And I was pleased to have police accompaniment.

The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share.

My background is in filmmaking, and my mentor is Dusan Makavejev, who combined fiction and documentary.

If everything is God's will, then so is the invention of the vaccine, just like the seatbelt.

We're able to choose our candidate not based on gender or sex or anything else other than their ideas.

When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

Sometimes you have success and not so much success versus certain people.

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.

Because I write prose, when I sat down to write a comic, it feels like my brain's working differently. It actually feels like different bits of my head are springing into action.

What makes my language special is it is Antique, it is unique, its simplicity attracts everyone all over the world.

The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.