I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.

Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests.

Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries.

It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan.