PERSPECTIVES
 

 
open quoteIt will bring to market a glut of big-box spaces across the country.close quote

Retail-leasing agent John Bemis, on the announcement that Circuit City will liquidate its 567 stores, potentially putting 30,000 people out of work

 
 
open quoteYou pretty much have to grin and bear it. We've been cold before.close quote

Justin Dubois, of Ft. Kent, Maine, on last week's bitter cold, which plunged to 32 degrees below zero in his area and sank to minus 47 in parts of North Dakota

 
 
open quoteWe knew the truth would come out. But before that we wanted to find out if Europe is able to laugh at itself.close quote

Czech sculptor David Cerny, admitting that the installation piece he'd created to commemorate the Czech Republic's EU presidency was a hoax intended to poke fun at European stereotypes

 
 
open quoteHe's clearly a crudball.close quote

Jim Atterholt, of the Indiana Department of Insurance, on financial manager Marcus Schrenker, who allegedly tried to fake his own death in a plane crash to avoid a criminal investigation into his business dealings

 
 
open quoteGod bless your real breasts!close quote

Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, praising actress Kate Winslet for not having plastic surgery

 
 
open quoteI know as much or more than Cheney. I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody.close quote

Vice President-elect Joe Biden, vowing to roll back the expansion of power that Dick Cheney brought to the office while still maintaining a robust role for himself

 
 
open quoteOur fate is tied to yours in fighting the Crusader-Zionist coalition, in fighting until victory or martyrdom.close quote

Osama bin Laden, expressing his support for Palestine in an audiotape that was released last week

 
 
open quoteThis has been tougher than finding a commerce secretary.close quote

President-elect Barack Obama, on his search for a White House dog, which the family has narrowed down to a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water dog

 
 
open quoteI agree with you, Mr. Chairman. Waterboarding is torture.close quote

Obama's nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder, during his Senate confirmation hearing, acknowledging that he does not agree with the Bush administration's classification, and use, of the controversial interrogation technique

 
 

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