Nature will not be admired by proxy.

My mother always seemed to me like a fairy princess: a radiant being possessed of limitless riches and power. She shone for me like the evening star. I loved her dearly.

My hand seemed arrested by a silent veto.

When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.

When Iraq becomes strong enough in our opinion to stand alone, we shall be in a position to state that our task has been fulfilled, and that Iraq is an independent sovereign state. But this cannot be said while we are forced year after year to spend very large sums of money on helping the Iraqi government to defend itself and maintain order.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

We must learn from misfortune the means of future strength.