“I’ve said it many times the only way we’re going to get this accomplished is face-to-face dialogue and really digging into the issues and I think we had a good step in that direction today.”
— JEFF PASH, the NFL’s lead …
Quotes
QUOTE: Violence Mounts in Ireland
“They are dragging us into the dark ages. There are some people in Ireland that have to get over the whole English thing.”
— TOM O’NEILL, a 34-year-old salesman in Ireland, on violence in his home country associated with Queen …
Quote: Carlos Santana Tells Us Who’s Really Running the Economy
“I would invite all Latin people to do nothing for about two weeks so you can see who really, really is running the economy… I am here to give voice to the invisible.”
—CARLOS SANTANA, musician, gives his take on the …
Quote: Bush Was Eating Souffle When Obama Called About bin Laden
“I was eating soufflé at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies. I excused myself and went home to take the call.”
–GEORGE BUSH, former U.S. president, candidly explaining what he was doing when President Obama called him …
Quote: Robert Gates on Osama bin Laden’s Death Photo
“I have gotten from friends all over the country copies of the picture that was this iconic picture taken in the Situation Room while we were watching the operation. And they have been photoshopped in every way you can
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Quote: Is Pakistan’s President Ditching the U.S.?
“If public opinion is against [the U.S.], then I cannot resist it to stand with you. I have to go with public opinion.”
— YOUSUF RAZA GILANI, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, arguing that there’s a “trust deficit” between his state …
Quote: Chicago Copes With Oprah Winfrey’s Departure
“We’ll have to loan her out to Los Angeles for a while, but I’m sure she’s not going to be gone for long.”
— ART SMITH, a Chicago restaurateur who used to be Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef, on Winfrey’s departure from Chicago …
QUOTE: Sen. Claire McCaskill Tweets that She Feels Fat
“I’m tired of looking and feeling fat. Maybe talking about it publicly will keep me on track as I try to be more disciplined. Off to the gym.”
— CLAIRE McCASKILL, U.S. Senator from Missouri, taking to Twitter to proclaim her …
QUOTE: Andrew Bynum Shows Remorse
“I want to actually apologize to J.J. Barea for doing that. I’m just glad that he wasn’t seriously injured in the event and all I can say is, I’ve looked at [the replay], it’s terrible and it definitely won’t be happening
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QUOTE: Vin Diesel Thinks ‘Fast Five’ Deserves an Oscar
“I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some Oscar talk around this. Sooner or later, people are gonna say, ‘Wait a minute, just because they are for the working class doesn’t mean they’re not great.'”
— VIN DIESEL, actor, …
Quotes: Donald Trump Says He’s Not Racist
“I am the least racist person there is.”
— DONALD TRUMP, who is toying with a run for President, claiming that he is not a racist because a black person once won The Apprentice (via The New Statesman)
Quotes: Obama Describes Watching Osama Raid
“It was the longest 40 minutes of my life.”
— PRESIDENT OBAMA, describing what it was like to watch the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, in a 60 Minutes interview aired Sunday night on CBS (via Yahoo News)