“Actually, I don't think Bond has ever been particularly relevant to the modern world. When you look at the other big movies of recent years, like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, you wonder if it matters. The franchise has got more popular with each consecutive film. The question now is how much they deviate from the expected formula. Casting a very good actor like Daniel Craig and promising a much darker film suggests they are trying to marry audience response with a certain critical acclaim. That's very encouraging.”
“My job is to invite the church back to its purpose and calling and encourage people in their love for God and for one another and to make adequate response to the world around them,”
“It was kind of a nail biter throughout, ... What you saw here was the result of a lot of work on the part of a lot of people, and it all paid off just perfect.”
“When Todd's happy [regular driver Todd Mitchell], I'm happy and the horse won't see the racetrack again until September 16 if the programmed race gets off the ground at Alexandra Park,”
“It was kind of a nail biter throughout. What you saw here was the result of a lot of work on the part of a lot of people, and it all paid off just perfect.”
“There's a lot of sleepless nights, thinking about what we need to do to help the school get better. We're out of the house a lot at night, but our families understand we have to do what we have to do.”