If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. Its not clear how they will do it, but it never is.

Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.

Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You'll get the audience's attention by pausing.

The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.

The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.

My view is that you never argue with the customer about your name.

It was not just inappropriate behavior