"I constantly signal to the Iraqi leaders that our patience, or the patience of the American people, is running out"

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Source : "US envoy bows out with warning to Iraqis: 'Our patience is wearing thin'" by Michael Howard, www.theguardian.com. March 27, 2007.

Zalmay Khalilzad

#Running Quotes #People Quotes #Leader Quotes

“I wish we could grow up about it, I'm sure we are contributing to global warming, and we must do all we can to reduce that, but our climate has always changed. The Romans had vineyards in Yorkshire. We're all on this bandwagon of 'Ban the 4x4 in Fulham'. Why didn't we have global warming during the Industrial Revolution? In those days you couldn't have seen across the street for all the carbon emissions and the crap coming out of the chimneys.”
“Better a live doggerel than a dead sonnet.”
“I work. And I think about work, and I freak out about work, and I think about how much I think about work, and I freak out about how much I think about how much I think about work, and I think about how freaked out I get about how much I think about how much I think about work.”
“I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves.”
“Home may be near, Home may be far - But it is anywhere love And a few plain household treasures are.”
“I daresay I was the worst bed partner in five continents.”
“Almost all women have hearts full of pity.”
“I've spent so much of my adult life in relationships that it's actually quite pleasant to be alone at last. I turned thirty-six the other day, which staggers me when I think about it.”

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