266 Quotes by Jalal Talabani

The main reason thousands of women didn't become candidates is that they can't afford the financial expenses,

This is the first time a Kurd has been freely elected to be the president of an Arab country.

This is the first constitution in our history in which all of the Iraqi people have taken part, ... I know there are gaps in the constitution, but only God is complete. The Koran is the only book that cannot be changed. The constitution can be amended.

The United States of America is not the lawyer of the Kurdish people, it is a big state, with its own policy, and it has its own national interest.

This delay will not shake the confidence of the Iraqi people, which stands behind its parliament,

stand with the Iraqi people as they move forward with the Democratic process.

Some of our demands were met so the party has endorsed the constitution and is urging people to vote 'Yes',

There must be consensus over the constitution as a beginning for national reconciliation,

My not signing does not mean that I will block the decision of the court,