“It was a mistake reflecting poor judgment and should never have happened,”
— GEN. STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL, apologizing for a controversial interview with Rolling Stone in which he criticized top officials in the Obama administration.
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Quotes: Lakers Guard Kobe Bryant on His 5th NBA Title
“This is the best one by far because it was the hardest one to get.”
— KOBE BRYANT, Lakers guard, during his team’s parade in Los Angeles to celebrate their 2010 NBA title (Via ESPN)
Quotes: Roger Federer on His First-Round Wimbledon Scare
“I definitely got very lucky today out there.”
— ROGER FEDERER, tennis player, on his five-set victory against unseeded Alejandro Falla (Via MSNBC)
Quotes: Harry Potter Fan on the Opening of the Theme Park
“I really wanted to live here; it was so much better than our real lives.”
— BLYTHE PASSANTINO, a Harry Potter fan, on having to leave the new Potter-themed theme park at Universal Studios. (via New York Times)
Quotes: Joran Van Der Sloot Retracts His Confession
“I was very scared and confused during the interrogations and wanted to get away. In my blind panic, I signed everything, but didn’t even know what it said.”
— JORAN VAN DER SLOOT, reportedly retracting his murder confession. …
Quotes: Golfer Tom Watson on His Final U.S. Open
“It may very well be my last time playing Pebble Beach in a championship of this caliber. Probably so.”
— TOM WATSON, PGA Golfer, on his final U.S. Open at Pebble Beach golf course. (via Golf.com)
Quotes: Father’s Day Celebrates Its 100th Birthday
“I liked everything you said about motherhood. However, don’t you think fathers deserve a place in the sun, too?”
— SONORA DODD, pioneer behind Father’s Day, on why there should be an official day honoring dads. (via MSNBC)
Quotes: Medvedev on the Breakup of BP
“What I know is that BP will have to pay a lot of money this year.”
— DMITRY MEDVEDEV, president of Russia, assessing the state of BP. BP is the largest foreign investor in Russian oil. (via the Wall Street Journal)
Quotes: Vice President Joe Biden on Rep. Joe Barton’s BP Comments
“…incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch.”
— JOE BIDEN, U.S. vice president, on Texas Rep. Joe Barton’s apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the $20 billion escrow fund the oil company imposed by the Obama …
Quotes: Tony Hayward Before Congress
“I’m not stonewalling. I simply was not involved in the decision making process.”
— BP CEO Tony Hayward after being grilled by House Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman on the failure of preventative measures of the Deepwater …
Quotes: Alvin Greene On His Senate Qualifications
“I am the best candidate for the United States Senate in South Carolina. And I am also the best person to be TIME magazine’s Man of the Year.”
— ALVIN GREENE, South Carolina’s unlikely Senate candidate, in an interview about …
Quotes: Tony Hayward in Advance of Congressional Testimony
“The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico never should have happened — and I am deeply sorry that they did,”
— TONY HAYWARD, CEO of BP, in a prepared statement in …