A look at some of the most noteworthy quotes of the year.

"They brought us whole binders full of women."

- Mitt Romney

"We are never ever getting back together."

- singer-songwriter Taylor Swift

"It's about damn time."

- LeBron James on winning his first NBA championship

"I screwed up royally."

- former CIA director David Petraeus

"The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy … and proud."

- CNN's Anderson Cooper

"Gangnam style."

- South Korean rapper/producer Psy

"I never got this far in my dreams."

- golfer Bubba Watson, after winning the Masters

"I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair."

- cyclist Lance Armstrong

"Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer."

- former Elmo puppetteer Kevin Clash

"I've eaten burritos bigger than you."

- Texans defensive end J.J. Watt to Ravens running back Ray Rice

"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

- Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo.

" … fiscal cliff … ."

- Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman

"Call me, maybe."

- Carly Rae Jepsen, singer-songwriter

"It's such an honor and so humbling for me to be the first freshman to win, and really, make history."

- Heisman winner Johnny "Football" Manziel

"Charlotte. Daniel. Olivia. Josephine. Ana. Dylan. Madeleine. Catherine. Chase. Jesse. James. Grace. Emilie. Jack. Noah. Caroline. Jessica. Benjamin. Avielle. Alison. God has called them all home."

- President Barack Obama

"Their Royal Highnesses have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque … manner."

- Buckingham Palace

"I don't give a damn about Election Day. … I've got much bigger fish to fry."

- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, post Superstorm Sandy