"I don't even have to pretend to try to be nice to people I don't
like." U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., on an advantage of retiring
from politics. Frank,
"It's been a tough year." Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, who on Nov. 9
declared a state of emergency for 20 counties because of
earthquakes, tornados, and severe…
"We are keeping all the options on the table." Israeli foreign
minister Avigdor Lieberman on reports that Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu was trying to…
"It's like Noah's Ark wrecking right here in Zanesville, Ohio."
Jack Hanna, TV personality and former director of the Columbus Zoo,
after the owner of a U.S.
"There's less traffic, but traffic that's there is more
threatening." Border Patrol agent David Jimarez on changes in
illegal immigration over the past 10…
"You run the racetrack. You own the racetrack ... and your horses
seem to be winning." U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to
Google executive chairman…
"He should be behind bars." U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
on Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (pictured), who was
released by Scottish…
"Your policy has been one which I fully understand-I'm not
second-guessing." Vice President Joe Biden, in China, responding on
Aug. 21 to a question about…
"I'm all for party loyalty, but God gave me a brain and I use it."
Harold Metts, Democratic state senator from Rhode Island and
co-sponsor of a voter ID law…
"This is the most humble day of my life." Rupert Murdoch, facing
questioning before members of Parliament on July 19 in a widening
scandal over illegal phone…
"We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers." U.S. Sen. Marco
Rubio, arguing that the deficit reduction debate should focus on
job creation. "The square…
"We don't estimate speeches." Doug Elmendorf, director of the
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, when asked at a June 23
House Budget Committee hearing…
