“Detectives described the python as not happy,”
— POLICE SPOKESPERSON for Victoria, Australia, on an alleged reptile burglary gone wrong. Two thieves, who stole the almost 5-ft. python and a large lizard, were apprehended …
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Quotes: Peter Morgan on Tony Blair Using His Words
“There are three possibilities. The first is I guessed absolutely perfectly, which is highly unlikely; the second is Blair decided to endorse what I imagined as the official line; and the third is that he had one gin and tonic too
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Quotes: Clinton Calls Drug War ‘Insurgency’
“We face […] a drug-trafficking threat that is morphing into, or making common cause with, what we would consider an insurgency in Mexico and in Central America.”
— HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State, comparing the …
Quotes: Farmville Creator on Business Plans
“I don’t […] want innovation. You’re not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers.”
–MARC PINKUS, founder of social network gaming company Zynga, on the subject of business …
Quotes: Obama Condemns Burning Korans
“As commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States, I just want him to understand that this stunt that he is pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform who are in Iraq, who are in
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Quotes: N.J. Judge Lectures Snooki on Her Beach Behavior
“Going through life rude, profane, obnoxious and self-indulgent – that’s not the way you want to live your life. Hopefully this incident will impress upon you that there are consequences to your actions.”
— DAMIAN G. MURRAY, …
Quotes: Angelina Jolie on the Massive Flooding in Pakistan
“…no choice but to be optimistic and to have hope”
— ANGELINA JOLIE, actress and humanitarian, on the disastrous flooding that has ravaged parts of Pakistan. Jolie is on-site, serving as the personal envoy of United Nations …
Quotes: NOAA Scientist on Microbes Breaking Up the BP Oil Spill
“Has it hit the sweet spot? Yes. Was it by design? Partly,”
— STEVE MURAWSKI, Senior Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on the chemical dispersant used by BP to break up the Gulf of Mexico oil …
Quotes: Gen. David Petraeus on Fla. Pastor’s Plans to Burn Korans on 9/11
“Were the actual burning to take place, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult.”
— GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, commander in Afghanistan, on the …
QUOTES: Rodney King to Marry
“We hadn’t spoken to each other for many years, and it just so happened that we reconnected. … It was like we were never apart from one another.”
–RODNEY KING, former symbol of police brutality, on his marriage to one of the …
Quotes: Vladimir Putin on Running Again
“The president of the United States, Roosevelt, was elected four times in a row because it did not contradict the American Constitution,”
— VLADIMIR PUTIN, prime minister of Russia, hinting that he may pursue a third term as …
Quotes: New Zealand Official on Friday’s Massive Earthquake
“It was like a freight train running through the house,”
— CHRIS MONROE, Operations Manager for the New Zealand Fire Service, on Friday’s massive earthquake that struck the country (Via CNN)