"I was trying," he said, "to put the history of mankind in one sentence." Later he said, "I am still trying to do it, but now I want to put it all on the head of a pin."

VOA: special.2010.01.03

And I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking -- thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

The issue of Kirkuk,of course, is a very explosive one, but I don't think it's going to explode,now because the Kurds are very dependent on the U.S.and Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26