“At root, so much of this has to do with a belief that not only are we all in this together,

“At root, so much of this has to do with a belief that not only are we all in this together, but all of us are equal in terms of dignity and in terms of respect, and everybody deserves a shot.”

President Barack Obama, defending his view that gay couples should have the right to marry as he told gay and lesbian supporters and others at a fundraiser.

“They were calling me a rock star for getting through all that the way I did.”

Rich Janis, of Boardman, diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells that collect in bone marrow, in early 2011. After treatment, about 80 percent of his cancer is gone, and a bone-marrow transplant this year was expected to get rid of about half of the remaining cancer.

“I knew what I was doing was illegal. I wish to God I could take it back.”

Brian McNamee, former strength and conditioning coach, testifying that he injected pitcher Roger Clemens with steroids when they were with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998.