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- "City fathers were hoping to raise enough money to
erect a new bronze statue of the Duck of Wellington." -
BBC commentator
* - "Cod are not very good swimmers so they are easily
overtaken by trawlers and nets."- British government
report on why cod fish are disappearing from the North
Sea.
* - "I don't think the Republicans can damage my
character"- Bill Clinton, former U.S. President
* - "I get to go to lots of overseas places, like
Canada."- Britney Spears, Pop Singer
* - "It's nice, it gives you a feeling of security so
that if something breaks we know we can always call a guy
over and he'll bring a drill or something."- Brooke
Shields, Actress, on why it was is good to live in
a co-ed dormitory when she was in college.
* - "Life is very important to Americans."- Bob
Dole, U.S. Senator from Kansas
* - "Men, I want you just thinking of one word all
season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."- Bill
Peterson, football coach
* - "Most hotels are already booked solid by people,
plus 5,000 journalists." - Bangkok Post
* - "Next up is the Central African Republic located in
central Africa."- Bob Costas, during the parade of
nations in the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia
* - "Please do not feed the animals. If you have any
suitable food, give it to the guard on duty."- Budapest
Zoo sign
* - "Politics gives guys so much power that they tend
to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get
into that."- Bill Clinton, former U.S. president
* - "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a
very important part of your life."- Brooke Shields,
during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal
anti-smoking campaign.
* - "The internet is a great way to get on the
net."- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
* - "Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake
said, "Thank God, I'm still alive." But, of
course, those who died, their lives will never be the same
again." - Barbara Boxer, Senator
* - "Two grand slams in a week - man, that's seven or
eight ribbies right there."- Bill Madlock, Baseball
broadcaster
* - "Where the hell is Australia anyway?"- Britney
Spears, Pop Singer
* - "You guys have to run a little more than full speed
out there."- Bill Peterson, Florida State football
coach
* - "You guys line up alphabetically by height."-
Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach
* - "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up
in a circle."- Bill Peterson, Florida State football
coach
* - "You know the one thing that's wrong with this
country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair
say."- Bill Clinton, former U.S. President
* - I wish men had boobs because I like the feel of them.
It's so funny - when I record I sing with a hand over each
of them, maybe it's a comfort thing." - Baby Spice of
the Spice Girls
* - "Any person who shall lead or drive a bear upon any
highway shall be fined not more than $50."- Connecticut
General Statutes, Section 6215
* - "As Deng's health is now failing, many matters have
been passed to Wan Li, who despite his age is still
alive."- company report, China Inc.
* - "China is a big country, inhabited by many
Chinese."- Charles De Gaulle, former French President
* - "Everything that can be invented has been
invented."- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office
of Patents, 1899.
* - "Football players win football games."- Chuck
Knox, football coach
* - "I think the team that wins Game 5 will win the
series. Unless we lose Game 5."- Charles Barkley,
NBA Basketball Player
* - "If you walk backwards, you'll find out that you
can go forwards and people won't know if you're coming or
going."- Casey Stengel, former baseball player/manager
* - "Inbreeding is how we get championship
horses."- Carl Gunter, Louisiana state representative,
explaining why he was fighting a proposed antiabortion bill
that allowed abortion in cases of incest.
* - "It's only puffy when it's swollen."- Charlie
Hough, baseball player, describing his broken finger
* - "Lack of brains hinders research."- Columbus
Dispatch, Headline
* - "Models are like baseball players. We make a
lot of money quickly, but all of a sudden we're 30 years
old, we don't have a college education, we're qualified for
nothing, and we're used to a very nice lifestyle. The
best thing is to marry a movie star."- Cindy Crawford,
Supermodel
* - "Most cars on our roads have only one occupant,
usually the driver."- Carol Malia, BBC Anchorwoman
* - "Most lies about blondes are false."-
Cincinnati Times-Star, headline
* - "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if
I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."- Chuck Nevitt,
North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach
Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice.
* - "Rotarians, be patriotic! Learn to shoot
yourself."- Chicago Rotary Club journal,
"Gyrator"
* - "SUPREME COURT RULES THAT MURDERERS SHALL NOT BE
ELECTROCUTED TWICE FOR THE SAME CRIME."- Cleveland
Daily News, Headline
* - "The team has come along slow but fast."-
Casey Stengel, baseball player/manager
* - "These people haven't seen the last of my face. If
I go down, I'm going down standing up."- Chuck Person,
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