"The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots."

“I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial.”

“Surrender goes against our very nature to be independent. Surrender indicates we willingly choose to rely on others. We must rewire our thinking to recognize that needing another person (and being the person someone else needs) is not a weakness; it only strengthens us.”

“There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.”

Source : "Transcript: Jose Maria Aznar on 'Fox News Sunday'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 18, 2004.

“Unfortunately, the source of all this conflict between the Sunnis and Shia is some major powers that do not want religious unity amongst Muslims.”

Source : "The Women's Mufti: Interview with Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei". Asharq Al-Awsat Interview, eng-archive.aawsat.com. April 6, 2007.

“The worst prohibition, it must be said, is a prohibition on thinking - and that, sadly, is what the U.S. government is guilty of today.”

Source : "Legalization Debate Takes Off in Latin America" By Ethan Nadelmann, www.huffingtonpost.com.

“Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.”

“There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion.”

“Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning that isn't always measured in points per game or win/loss records - it's measured by heart, effort, and desire.”