"If you take this to its logical, ludicrous extreme, every single person who comes up to receive Holy Communion, you have to ask them to show papers."

Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, saying he would tell his priests not to obey proposed laws that would require the denial of charitable assistance to illegal immigrants.

"I'm just hoping the distillery doesn't explode."

Mark Reynier, managing director of the U.K. firm Bruichladdich, on making the firm's new 184-proof whiskey. The 92 percent alcohol blend is based on a 17th-century Scottish formula. Recommended serving size: two spoonfuls.

"I'm not as nice as my husband is."

Rhonda Gokey of Lodi, Calif., on suing the city for $4,800 because a city dump truck backed into her car. Her husband Curtis' suit over the same incident was for less, $3,600, and a judge dismissed it. The reason: Curtis, a city worker, was the driver of the dump truck.

"I'm kind of disappointed, but I guess I did OK."

Virginia teenager Gaurav Rajav on reciting 8,784 digits of pi at a school contest, placing him among the world's top pi reciters. Gaurav, 15, had hoped to reach 10,790 digits, which would have been a North American record.