”Inescapably some facts have been lost to us and to history. But you do not have to see each grain of sand to recognize a beach.”
-Sen. Daniel Inouye (D., Hawaii), chairman of the Senate committee that investigated the Iran-contra affair, on the panel`s effort to learn what happened.
”What is important for an old man like me is to avoid senility.”
-Yasuhiro Nakasone, on his future after stepping down as Japan`s prime minister.
”I didn`t choose his career for him. If he wants to make $600,000, $800,000, he should have played professional football, been an attorney or played basketball.”
-Indianapolis Colts running back Eric Dickerson, when asked what the average guy might think of his four-year, $5.6 million contract.
”Forbidden fruits attract. Why should we avoid what youth likes? By taking rock out of the realm of the clandestine, we have considerably cleansed it.”
-Soviet Culture Minister Vasiliy Zakharov, on his country`s legalization of rock music.
”We can`t give freedom to people in this country at the price of good administration and good government.”
-South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha, in denying that his country has such a thing as political prisoners in its jails.
