[His rebels'] human rights record is poor because of the lack of accountability, ... That has led to a lot of abuses that have never been punished, including summary executions, disappearances, prolonged arbitrary detentions, corrupt transactions and the taking of food from civilians. |
[How else to explain a litany of gaffes that included two botched bunt plays and Jose Offerman, the tying run, getting thrown out at second base on a single to center by Kaz Matsui in the seventh?] It was ugly, ... It was not the way to do things to get back in and stay in (the race). |
[How sure is the Grind that the NRA will back Bush? Well, the group's monthly magazine features a cover photo of John Kerry posing with gun-control advocates Sens. Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein.] You talk about the four horsemen of apocalypse, ... That's the picture. |
[In the losing Miami locker room there were some players trying to pour saltwater over the Jets' victory, particularly on Chad Pennington .] The guy cannot get the ball down the field, ... I don't remember any great throws. It was more things we didn't do than things [Pennington] did. |
[It’s yet another telegraphed message that’s what on the depth chart to start the week can change with practice.] We’re not going to let anyone, ... take a lazy step who has the privilege of putting on a Razorback uniform. We feel Marcus and Michael Tate deserve the opportunity. |
[James Packer said this week that new technology had made the newspaper game] very scary ... Newspapers have never operated in a more dynamic and challenging, fragmented environment [but they're a] fantastic vehicle for news, entertainment and for advertising, and they will remain so. |
[Jaromir] wanted to make sure he was at least showing New Jersey we have some depth in our penalty killing. We rolled the dice. He went beyond what I expected. It shows he is a competitive person. I have no regrets. That's a decision I'll live with though and that's my responsibility. |
[Just before his death, O'Donoghue attended a book party in Manhattan with Marilyn Miller. As luminaries and celebrities drifted by, O'Donoghue asked his friend,] Why didn't I get this? Why did it turn out this way? ... Because, Michael, you didn't want it. You kicked it in the teeth. |
[Mindfulness meditation] can really make us more effective lawyers, ... When you're able to . . . gain some distance from your own emotions about what is going on in the room around you . . . then you can deal more skillfully with opposing parties and with clients in a mediation room. |
[On his breakthrough 1977 album] Let's Get Small, ... There's a million people onstage and everything's moving real fast and you can't understand a word they say but it doesn't matter and you just sit there and go, 'Wow! Look at the (breasts)! I'll bet there's 57 (breasts) up there!' |
[Others warned the administration against pressing too hard.] If we go into it with the attitude of 'Okay, we've got a deal, now here are the terms of how we move forward' and push it . . . I think it may be a bit too much, ... We need to remember how tenuous this agreement really is. |
[Pennington would prove perfect on the clinching fourth-quarter drive, answering Miami's touchdown by going seven-for-seven for 74 yards, including the one-yard touchdown pass to Jerald Sowell off a sweet up-the-gut fake to Curtis Martin.] Keep smiling and keep throwing, ... Have fun. |
[Pushing The Man in the wake of Katrina is] one of the more difficult things I've had to do, ... We've had to go out and we have to talk about this thing. We have to try and be positive about the movie ... But, at the same time, it seems like the most bizarre thing in the world to do. |
[Said Fix of his qualifying effort,] We have been making changes all day, the car got quicker and we will make some more changes and I anticipate the car to go faster for the race. ... The was a little slick but it seemed to come to us. I like this circuit, it has a nice rhythm to it. |
[Sam Hunt and John Gray of Olympia, two friends who paid $2.86 for regular unleaded at a Shell gasoline station at the corner of College Street and Martin Way in Lacey, are resigned to the fact that gasoline prices are high.] Do we have any say? ... The reality is you're going to pay. |