"For as long as I am alive, I will not rest in my desire to lead my people out of an abyss of corruption and poverty."

“Possibility, infinity, beauty -- none of those words were right. [...] What he really wanted to say was: have you felt this? this phantom life streaking like a phosphorescent hound at the edges of your ruin?”

Source : Haven Kimmel (2002). “The Solace of Leaving Early: A Novel”, p.35, Anchor

“Everything the CIA does is deniable. It's part of its Congressional mandate. Congress doesn't want to be held accountable for the criminal things the CIA does. The only time something the CIA does become public knowledge - other than the rare accident or whistleblower - is when Congress or the President think it's helpful for psychological warfare reasons to let the American people know the CIA is doing it.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org

“... ah, one favor: if he telephones again, tell him it's no use, that I've gone out ...”

“I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country music ever since.”

“Smile if you want a smile from another face.”

“My view is, Democrat, Republican, it doesn't matter, my view is I'm in Washington to try to work with people.”

Source : "Cantor Vs. Manzullo Cont'd, Warren Hauls in $7m, Congress to Hold 4 days of Gsa Hearings, Rubio Embraces Embattled Rivera, Pryor Won't Campaign for Obama, Sir Lugar The Mild, Trivia". Preview of the day's congressional news by Scott Wong, www.politico.com. April 10, 2012.

“Absolute atheism starts in an act of faith in reverse gear and is a full-blown religious commitment.”

“I had this whole hippie idea of how easy raising a baby would be. How he would just eat and sleep and listen to Mozart, and I could just go on with my life the way it was. I was very wrong. It [being a mother] has taught me to be present and to live inside my body rather than in some out-there fantasy world.”

Source : "Go Forth (vol. 5)". Interview with Brandon Hobson, logger.believermag.com. November 21, 2012.