"First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white."

“When a minister or a clergyman takes seriously unfashionable Christian doctrines which condemn sex outside marriage, homosexuality, abortion, and feminism, and injects his views into the political debate, he is immediately denounced as a 'reactionary.'”

Source : Benjamin Hart (1988). “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Roots of American Liberty”

“Being closed to outsiders made the iPhone reliable and predictable.”

“At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful Singapore. What have I given up? My life.”

“If we know one thing from the transgender people who are currently serving - I'm in contact with one group that counts almost 200 people in uniform today who identify as transgender - it is a process that they have - that many of them have begun, that many of them would very much like to complete, if they could do so without putting their years at risk.”

“The issue isn't-nor should it ever be-how weak our child is, but rather how strong our God is.”

Source : Tim Kimmel (2004). “Why Christian Kids Rebel: Trading Heartache for Hope”, p.168, Thomas Nelson Inc

“It wouldn't do me much good to back somebody that won in Iowa if they can't carry on the campaign elsewhere.”

“To me the poets are closer than I am to the idea of voice, to a sort of primeval song that we all participate in.”

“I was still enjoying coaching, but there was a repetitious manner about it.”