if some matters block us and need time, then it might take a little time.

The constitution should be written in time. It is in our benefit to have one word to agree on,

You have given us something more than money -- you have given us a lot of your sons, your children that were killed beside our own children in Iraq, ... Iraqi people are insistent on going along the path for their economy and their security, but we do need the help of other countries who will help us, to stand beside us.

[Khalilzad acknowledged he was] personally disappointed ... some differences in views on details, but not on the main principles or major issues.

It's your government, not ours.

I wake up in the morning and one thing that I worry about is maybe I may not have done my best for my people. I try always to do my very, very best and if I don't strive the hardest — this is what worries me.