The thought that my mother would suddenly be a foreigner would upset me very much.

I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world, because if you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community.

The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don't fully appreciate.

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.

Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters.

The one thing that unites Sunni, Shiites and Kurds is they want the Americans out.

Through talk, we tamed kings, restrained tyrants, averted revolution