PERSPECTIVES
 

 
open quoteHalf of this issue—actually about 90 percent of the issue—is that celebrities should keep their clothes on.close quote

Los Angeles police chief William Bratton, explaining why he doesn't believe his city has a problem with overaggressive paparazzi. Bratton boycotted a city council meeting to discuss a paparazzi clampdown.

 
 
open quoteTaking one step back against arrogant [powers] will lead to them to take one step forward.close quote

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claiming that his country will continue to enrich uranium as part of its nuclear program despite U.S.-backed demands that it desist

 
 
open quoteMom, remember what Samantha in 'Sex and the City' said: 'If I listened to what every b–––h in New York City said about me, I'd never leave the house'.close quote

CBS News anchor Katie Couric, quoting her daughter on "The View," when asked how she handles negative press and accusations that she's departing the network

 
 
open quoteHe [was] the kind of guy who might jump through the ceiling if you said 'boo' to him.close quote

Scientist Richard O. Spertzel, describing former colleague Bruce Ivins, an Army microbiologist who committed suicide while facing a federal indictment for his alleged role in the 2001 anthrax mailings

 
 
open quoteSay it ain't so!close quote

West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, clasping hands with fellow senior member Sen. Ted Stevens, of Alaska, who was indicted for allegedly accepting more than $250,000 in undisclosed gifts from an oil company

 
 
open quoteHe was calm … like he was at the beach.close quote

Greyhound bus passenger Garnet Caton, describing the methodical disposition of fellow rider Vince Weiguang Li as he allegedly stabbed and decapitated his 22-year-old seatmate, while en route to Winnipeg

 
 
open quoteIt's the first time in my life I actually got under my desk.close quote

Anaheim, Calif., police Sgt. Ken Seymour, on the 5.4 quake that rattled the greater Los Angeles area—the first significant earthquake to hit an urban area of the state in more than a decade

 
 
open quoteIt's not bread or milk. It's a celebration food.close quote

Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association leader Bill Adler, on the plummeting demand and price of lobster amid escalating food costs. The upscale seafood is a dollar cheaper per pound than it was last season.

 
 
open quoteI brought shame on myself and my family.close quote

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for taking cash payoffs and placing bets on NBA games in a scheme that netted him $30,000

 
 

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