Quotable & Notable

"That always happens."

--The Dalai Lama shrugging off Chinese criticism of his White House meeting with President Bush Oct. 16

"This is not their mamacita's taco."

--The San Diego Union Tribune on the opening of Taco Bell restaurants in Mexico. A spokesman for Taco Bell's corporate owner, Yum Brands, said the company isn't taking Mexican food to Mexico but "our exciting quick-service restaurant brand."

"The voters are desperate for a white, male, middle-aged, Jesus-trumpeting alternative."

--Stephen Colbert, the comedian, announced Oct. 15 that he is running for president. He is running as a Democrat and a Republican.

"When I was an atheist, I thought Christianity was a dying religion. That's nonsense; it's like an explosion going off all the time."

--Anne Rice, author of Christ the Lord. Out of Egypt, who previously wrote best-selling stories about vampires

"The United States Supreme Court handed Mr. Gore a stunning reversal, stripping him of his Nobel and awarding it to President George W. Bush."

--Satirist Andy Borowitz writing on the political Web site

TheHuffingtonPost.com after former Vice President AI Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on global warming

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