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Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord. -- Pope Benedict XVI
Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ. -- Mitt Romney
Pope John Paul didn't die - he pre-boarded. -- Christopher Titus
Saint John Paul II, pray for us and especially for our youth. -- Pope Francis
His [John Paul II] humanity, combined with his extraordinary spiritual authority, was unlike anything I've ever met. -- Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul, a man of peace and compassion, was one of the most revered leaders of our time. -- Bill Williams
In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II. -- Vito Fossella
The Catholic Church [with Pope John Paul II] has lost its shepherd. The world has lost a champion of human freedom. -- Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years. -- Billy Graham
Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice. -- Olusegun Obasanjo
George W. Bush, who said to Pope John Paul II, Give us a visit, and bring the missus. Never got a dinner! -- Red Buttons
Pope John Paul II's press secretary, who said, See, if only the Pope were Italian, he woulda shot back! Never got a dinner! -- Red Buttons
On the ordination of women, the church has spoken and said no. John Paul II, in a definitive formulation said that door is closed. -- Pope Francis
[Without Pope John Paul II] there would be no end of Communism or at least much later, and the end would have been bloody. -- Lech Walesa
John Paul II spoke to the commoner and to the king, to the tyrant and to the democrat in that same language of freedom. -- Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul II not only was a powerful spiritual leader for Catholics but also a world leader of extraordinary consequence during the last quarter-century. -- Mike Ferguson
Pope John Paul II is the great. Only two other popes had that title. Does that suggest there is going to be a move for canonization? -- Chris Matthews
John Paul II called us Jews the older brothers of Christians. He represented humanity, dialogue and reconciliation, and he laid the foundation for religions to work together. -- Moshe Katsav
Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit. -- Jerry Costello
I think, like Ronald Reagan, in another way, in a secular way, John Paul II was a great communicator, but he was also a man of deep conviction. -- Chris Matthews
John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that used a Marxist analysis was unacceptable. -- Claudio Hummes
I've been blessed. I grew up and played and worked and created with the Freddie Mercury, the Jimi Hendrix, the Keith Richards, the John Paul Jones of my generation. -- Steven Adler
A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths. -- Greg Walden
I had the good fortune of living in Rome for seven years, from 1994 to 2001. So, I kind of saw firsthand the impact that Pope John Paul II had on people. -- Chris Matthews
Around the globe, millions more are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Pope John Paul II . Could any other world leader have drawn so many people to one place? -- Chris Matthews
I'm not Catholic, but I have a great deal of respect for Pope John Paul. I think that he has stood firm on the moral issues, and I admire him greatly. -- James Dobson
Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II. -- Pope Benedict XVI
In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized 120 saints of China, 87 of whom were ethnically Chinese. My home church was incredibly excited because this was the first time the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged Chinese citizens in this way. -- Gene Luen Yang
John Paul II, above all, managed to contain the huge mass of frustration, of hate that had accumulated in that region, in favour of a peaceful transition. This was, without doubt, something that changed European history. -- Rocco Buttiglione
The death of Pope John Paul II led many of different faiths and of no faith to acknowledge their debt to the Roman Catholic Church for holding on to absolutes that the rest of us can measure ourselves against. -- Suzanne Fields
Pope John Paul II spoke with a lot of clarity and consistency. But he always spoke with immense compassion. He's the one who said the best way to love somebody is to tell them the truth. So, he did that well. -- Chris Matthews
For us Catholics, John Paul II will be remembered as a traveling Pope ... and we should also remember he preached world peace. When the United States invaded Iraq, for example, John Paul II said it was an illegal and immoral act. -- Hugo Chavez
Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys - is that what you call them? - loved one of my songs and thought I was putting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and I don't get along. -- Gloria Estefan
His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience in Poland, then a communist country, and my own difficulties with communists, gave us an immediate common ground -- Dalai Lama
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. -- Donald Wuerl
In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues. -- Carl Bernstein
May both of them [Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II] teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves. -- Pope Francis
I think, internally, we Catholics have known this for a long time. I think we're just thrilled and grateful that the rest of the world now is sharing in the esteem and gratitude that we've had for Pope John Paul II for 26 and a half years. -- Chris Matthews
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls - indeed, as a teenager he had a crush on a beautiful Jewish girl who fled his hometown just ahead of the arrival of the Germans. -- Carl Bernstein
Benedict's spending down his energy was a function of his fighting against the Space/Information Age's relentless pressure on the concept of hierarchy, the restoration of which he had, following John Paul II, made a central part of the program that has come to be known as the reform of the reform. -- Eugene Kennedy
Pope John Paul II was a great presence on the stage. Pope Benedict is a much more gentle and refined person, and I think he benefits greatly from the television close-ups because he wants to engage in a dialogue, in conversation. He wants to put forward his views in a measured, eloquent, rational way. -- Vincent Nichols
The holy father John Paul II made a profound impact wherever he went. And, of course, his trip to Boston was one of the earliest ones. But I must say every time that I met the holy father and mentioned Boston, he would immediately say, rain. So, it made quite an impact on him, too. -- Chris Matthews
There will be a Led Zeppelin as long as there's a Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant. This isn't a nostalgia band playing the hits forever. If anything ever happened and somebody left - which I really can't see happening - I don't think we'd bother to carry on. The magic for me is as it is now. -- Jimmy Page
Pope John Paul would be more popular if he called himself Pope John Paul George and Ringo. -- Paul Krassner
There was absolutely no intention of splitting up. We had so many great ideas to use on the new album. John Paul Jones was incredible, coming to the studio each day with new instruments to play. -- John Bonham
I don't micromanage, but I do care deeply about every product we make. Every one goes through me, and I try most of our products before they go to market, including our John Paul Pet flea and tick shampoo. If I don't like it, it's not coming out. -- John Paul DeJoria
John Paul to give me a shot, I'll never forget as long as I live. -- Donnie Fritts
John Paul II was one of the greatest men of the last century. Perhaps the greatest. -- Henry A. Kissinger
Solidarity...is a structural value of the social doctrine, as Blessed John Paul II reminded us. -- Pope Francis
The Vatican's recognition of the State of Israel in 1997 could not have occurred without John Paul's leadership. -- David Novak
I was lucky enough to be down at the studio the day John Paul Jones came down. -- Chris Shiflett
The last person to be beatified by Pope John Paul II was Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 2003. -- Chris Matthews
An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people. -- Shelley Berkley
In life, as in death, Pope John Paul II was one of the most visible people on Earth. -- Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul II stands like a rock against all opposition in his clear enunciation of the foundational principles of the Christian faith. -- Pat Robertson
We have lost a very important religious figure who dedicated his life to peace and justice for all. [on the death of Pope John Paul II -- Mahmoud Abbas
I've been blessed. I grew up and played and worked and created with the Freddie Mercury, the Jimi Hendrix, the Keith Richards, the John Paul Jones of my generation -- Steven Adler
[Pope Francis] did something that both his two predecessors had failed to do - John Paul II and Benedict. Francis met with the Russian patriarch of the Orthodox Church. -- Sylvia Poggioli
Public opinion aside, it will be up to the future pope to continue John Paul II's journey to sainthood. Many of the late pope's followers believe he is already there. -- Chris Matthews
Over the last 2,000 years, 10,000 saints have been named, among them, 78 popes. At the time of his death, Pope John Paul II had the distinction of naming 482 saints, more than all of his predecessors combined. -- Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul II once said as well, Lebanon is a message more than it is a country.Now this diversity has turned into fragmentation and the richness into poverty, awaiting a miraculous remedy. -- Rami Ollaik
Those who saw Pope John Paul II either in person or through the mass media glimpsed a man who millions of Catholics believe may be one of the greatest popes in the history of the church. -- Chris Matthews
The pope has been called many things, historic figure, spiritual leader, moral force. But a growing chorus of voices has begun to refer to him as John Paul II the Great, in other words, as a saint. -- Chris Matthews
I needed a song and I need a place to kind of get it out. John Paul [White] was there for me as a friend, and I really appreciated that because I just needed a place to go. -- Matthew Mayfield
It is with extreme sadness that we hear of the passing of the leader of the world's Catholics, His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who commanded the three paths of religious learning, philosophical thought and poetical and artistic creativity. -- Mohammad Khatami
The exact time of death, I think, is not something that matters so much at this moment for we will be reliving John Paul's life for many days and weeks and even years and decades and centuries to come. -- Shepard Smith
I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to the need for recognizing the dignity of the human being as a child of God. -- Robert H. Schuller
Even if you're not a Catholic, even if you're not a Christian, in fact even if you have no religious faith at all, what people could see in Pope John Paul was a man of true and profound spiritual faith. -- Chris Matthews
I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in the elite touring acts, like the Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney. -- Glenn Frey
Actually John, Paul Rutherford, and Trevor Watts, and several other rather well known English jazz musicians had got their training by joining the Air Force, which was a pretty standard way for people to get some kind of musical education in those days. -- Evan Parker
John was closest of all to Paul; their relationship was very complex. -- Cynthia Lennon
But I always wound up being the damn John, when I wanted to be the Paul. -- Courtney Love
My four friends were John Kerr, who became a star, Paul Newman, Jimmy Dean, and Jack Lemmon. -- Dick Van Patten
Yoko Ono never deserved any of the hate she got. Paul McCartney and John Lennon weren't getting along. -- Patrick Stump
It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney's harmonies using the guitar. -- M. Ward
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy. -- Jason Mraz
There weren't a lot of girl singers around. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the guys I looked up to. -- Rick Springfield
I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John. -- Brian Wilson
Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James and John. -- Dallin H. Oaks
Look at Paul McCartney, look at Elton John. They're jealous of Justin Timberlake. I'm sure they were jealous of me when I was in my imperial phase. -- Robbie Williams
When I married Paul, we lived in St John's Wood in London. We had nice next-door neighbours, but you don't know anyone else. Everyone lives in isolation. -- Linda McCartney
People say the Beatles were John Lennon. What is Paul McCartney? Chopped liver? But everyone has their own favourite members whose creativity they gravitate to. That's normal. -- Mike Love
I was quite responsible for stirring things up. I conspired to get Ringo in for good; I talked to Paul and John until they came round to the idea. -- George Harrison
The fact is that Paul Ryan's job is what John Boehner's job was in 2012 when Mitt Romney was running. his job is to make sure the Republicans get re-elected. -- Kellyanne Conway
We've actually bought quite a number of historical pieces. We are doing a piece on the abolitionists, Harper's Ferry and the abolitionist John Brown with Paul Giamatti. -- John Landgraf

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