"I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan."

“The long goal kick, and now, this could fall...”

“God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is to be added that He neither sees nor hears nor perceives things by any senses like ours; but in a manner infinitely more perfect.”

Source : Joseph Butler (2012). “Human Nature and other Sermons”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

“As a member of an escorted tour, you don't even have to know the Matterhorn isn't a tuba.”

“It is a positive change that our country and other countries in the region are making by giving a chance to women.”

“I usually just have one cat. It is difficult, but I have my one cat that he'll travel with me if it's appropriate, if I'm not going overseas.”

“God, either you come down here tonight and touch me, or I'm going to die and come up there and touch you.”

“School would be way more tolerable if everyone wasn’t so afraid to be who they really are. And if everyone else would let them.”

“In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One.”

Source : "Fernando Alonso: 'My father was right - Ferrari gives you a special feeling'". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.