Quotes of the day

"I don't claim that God doesn't exist. God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physics rather than someone with whom one can have a personal relationship. An impersonal God." -- Physicist Stephen Hawking in the November 15 issue of Time magazine.

"Me carrying a briefcase is like a hot dog wearing earrings." -- Former Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson. Anderson died earlier this month.