"The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media."

“We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member.”

Source : "Reid calls Gillibrand the 'hottest' member at fundraiser". Remarks during a fundraiser for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, www.politico.com. September 20, 2010.

“Know also that you will probably gain more by praying fifteen minutes before the Blessed Sacrament than by all the other spiritual exercises of the day. True, Our Lord hears our prayers anywhere, for He has made the promise, 'Ask, and you shall receive,' but He has revealed to His servants that those who visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament will obtain a more abundant measure of grace.”

“First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals.”

“It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life.”

“I believe everything has a solution.”

“I'm wearing pants, for f---'s sake. Lay off. I mean, it's not like I'm a f---ing lead miner. There are harder jobs in the world. But when people feel the freedom to create Tumblr accounts about my c---, I feel like that wasn't part of the deal ... But whatever. I guess it's better than being called out for the opposite.”

Source : "Jon Hamm tired of 'rude' jokes about his private parts" by Erin Coulehan, www.today.com. March 27, 2013.

“We are here not only to transform the world but also to be transformed.”

Source : Parker J. Palmer (1999). “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation”, p.97, John Wiley & Sons

“My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.”

Source : Song: Auditorium, Album: The Ecstatic, 2009