"Our elected politicians do what they judge is the right thing to do. And if we disagree then I'll show them the evidence of why I disagree."

“One wants to see the artifice of the thing as well as the subject.”

“I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault.”

Source : "Richard Hanna, GOP Congressman, Tells Women To Give Their Money To Democrats" by Laura Bassett, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 22, 2012.

“My sons and I thoroughly enjoy Legos. We go to the toy store every week for more. I never want to take what we build apart; I want to put it on a shelf. My wife is starting to get a little annoyed with the Legos lying around.”

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”

“For a century, the Arabs tribes gave Islam the first of these victories. Then the rough mountain peoples of North Africa, the Berbers, helped it to conquer Spain and organize Fatimid Egypt.”

Source : Fernand Braudel (1995). “A History of Civilizations”, Penguin Group USA

“Don’t trade the ultimate for the immediate. Don’t settle for less, wait for God’s best.”

“Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer and our family's life have been enriched by this. I think a writer has to experience new environments. There is that adage: No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.”

“Wimps lift Weights, Cheerleaders lift People”