"It's the unknown that draws people."

“We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's what we need for our nominee, whether it is me or whether it is someone else.”

“Unlike solidarity, which is horizontal and takes place between equals, charity is top-down, humiliating those who receive it and never challenging the implicit power relations.”

“Because One died for me that I might breathe this breath...It's all a gift.”

“The whole system of society tells you what to do.”

“...[E]very person perceives the world differently. So essentially, there are six billion human versions of reality on this planet, each perceiving its own truth.”

“I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player”

“Los Angeles is the only place that I can honestly say I have ever called home.”

Source : "I was seen as either a junkie or a drunk" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2008.

“As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.”

Source : Shawn Johnson (2012). “Winning Balance: What I’ve Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams”, p.62, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.