“The unity of China was more important than those people on Tiananmen Square.”
— MUAMMAR GADDAFI, Libyan dictator, threatening a massive show of force against anti-government protesters. Click here for for the latest from Libya.
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Quotes: Harry Reid on Making Prostitution Illegal in Nevada
“Nevada needs to be known as the first place for innovation and investment – not as the last place where prostitution is still legal.”
— SEN. HARRY REID of Nevada, calling for the state to make prostitution illegal; Nevada …
Quotes: Writer Murong Xuecun on Censorship in China
“I call this ‘castrated writing’ — I am a proactive eunuch, I have already castrated myself even before the surgeon raises his scalpel.”
MURONG XUECUN, Chinese writer, in a speech on censorship and self-censorship. Murong …
Radiohead Receives Reviews Via Twitter
“I love new Yorke!”
ALEC SULKIN, aka @thesulk, tweets about his appreciation for not the city, but the lead singer of Radiohead whose surprise album, The King of Limbs, was released Friday.
Quotes: Bill Clinton, Recovering Luddite?
“I sent a grand total of two emails as president.”
-PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, at a Wired for Change conference at the Ford Foundation in New York, pointing out his lack of qualifications to discuss technology; one message was to …
Quotes: Ken Jennings on Watson’s ‘Jeopardy’ Victory
“I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords.”
— KEN JENNINGS, contestant on Jeopardy! famous for winning 74 games in a row, borrowing a line from The Simpsons to congratulate his computer opponent, Watson, for handily …
Quotes: Justin Bieber on Universal Health Care
“You guys are evil. Canada’s the best country in the world. We go to the doctor and we don’t need to worry about paying him, but here, your whole life, you’re broke because of medical bills.”
— JUSTIN BIEBER, Canadian …
Quotes: Lance Armstrong Announces Retirement, For Real This Time
“Never say never. Just kidding.”
— LANCE ARMSTRONG, cyclist, who has announced he will go into retirement; after trying for a comeback, the 39-year-old said there’s no turning back this time (via Associated Press)
Quotes: Hillary Clinton on ‘The Freedom to Connect’ to The Internet
“The freedoms of expression, assembly, and association online comprise what I have called the freedom to connect.”
—HILLARY CLINTON, accusing Middle Eastern leaders of depriving their citizens of the human right she calls “the …
Irina Shayk: Sports Illustrated Cover Girl, Couch Potato, Poet?
You’ve probably already seen her bikini-clad snapshot splayed across this week’s cover of Sports Illustrated, but NewsFeed wanted to see what was behind the pretty face. We gathered some of Irina Shayk’s intriguing thoughts from …
Quotes: Michelle Obama’s Advice for Couples on Valentine’s Day
“In our house we don’t take ourselves too seriously, and laughter is the best form of unity, I think, in a marriage.”
— MICHELLE OBAMA talking about what keeps her marriage strong on Live! with Regis and Kelly (via Washington Post)
Quotes: Hooters Promotes Its Valentine’s Day Special
“Forget the ring and bring her in for wings.”
— HOOTERS, using the slogan to promote its Valentine’s Day special of 20 wings for the price of 10 (via Slashfood)