”They`re all sick! I got no comment on any of it.”
–Joseph Ferriola, reputed Chicago-area mob leader, on the furor in the mayoralty campaign over whether he did or did not meet with candidate Edward Vrdolyak.
”What we`re trying to do is stop this from becoming a way of life.”
–U.S. Atty. Anton Valukas, on the indictment of 11 people for paying and accepting bribes to do business with the city.
”Other sins will be brought out. There will be further breaking sins.”
–Jimmy Swaggart, on the scandal surrounding fellow TV evangelist Jim Bakker and the sparring it has touched off in the TV evangelist community.
”It`s a damn disgrace to let a few thousand, a million dollars stand in the way.”
–Florida dogtrack owner Jerry Collins, on the $1.3 million he gave evangelist Oral Roberts to help him beat what he called a do-or-die fund-raising deadline from God.
”Leave it to the Irish to be carrying on a wake for 1,500 years.”
–President Reagan, on St. Patrick`s Day, traditionally celebrated on the anniversary of the death of Ireland`s patron saint.
