"There's a lot of anxiety about terrorism among the country at large. There's also a feeling the country has stagnated."

“As long as you are conscious of yourself, you can never concentrate on anything.”

Source : Walpola Rahula (2007). “What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada”, p.100, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

“For too long we have been protecting the ones who have hurt us by minimizing our trauma and deprivation. It's time to stop protecting them and start to protect ourselves. We have been told and feel that we are responsible for their emotional well-being. We are not. We are responsible only for ourselves.”

“I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy, but I don't - life is a blessing.”

Source : "Terrence McNally: Looking at AIDS Survivors". Interview with Sharon Bernstein, articles.latimes.com. March 4, 1990.

“Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were revered even during their lifetime; but both made frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.”

Source : "CBB Interview with Cardinal Donald Wuerl". Interview with Pete Socks, www.patheos.com. April 13, 2014.

“Sure, there's no 'i' in team, but there is an 'm' and an 'e'.”

“I don't want to look back. I want to keep going forward, I still have something to say to people.”

“Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course, that Christians should not involve themselves in politics. It simply means that as we do so we must not let the rules of power displace the command to love.”

“Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson.”