Quotes of the Week - May 15, 2012:
"His timing was perfect: As women's hair was liberated, so were their lives." -- Linda Wells, Allure magazine Editor-in-Chief, describing Vidal Sassoon, the late iconic hairstylist, as a feminist pioneer due to the haircuts he created for women in 1960s.

"It is important for me personally to go ahead and affirm that same-sex couples should be able to get married." -- Barack Obama, U.S. president, becoming the first sitting American head of state to declare his support for gay marriage.

"Above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy." -- Rick Santorum, former Republican presidential candidate, endorsing onetime rival Mitt Romney.