“Starvation has almost ended. . . . The question is now how U.S. forces should complete the job and get out.” -Secretary of State Warren Christopher’s comment after a press briefing on the status of U.S. troops in Somalia in the wake of an increased death toll.
RICHARD FRANCIS, CHIEF CURATOR OF CHICAGO’S MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: “You have to be in love with a piece of art you want to buy; you can’t care about its resale value.”
“A lot of hope.”
-Angela, 28, a Chicago actress who works part time as a typist and has no medical insurance, reacting to Tuesday’s teleconference with Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“This is the greatest thing I’ve done in my career.”
-Gerhard Liener, chief financial officer of Daimler-Benz, on the automotive giant being the first German firm on the New York Stock Exchange.
“Be like Mike!”
-A television commercial with Michael Jordan.
“He’s just so tired. You could see it coming.”
-Unidentified Bulls’ teammate, on Michael Jordan’s decision to retire.
“Totally pathetic.”
-Disgruntled White Sox fan, on the spotlight-stealing timing of Michael Jordan’s retirement announcement.
“Like watching Babe Ruth play.”
-Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who said he agreed with Jordan’s decision.
“A sad thing.”
-Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, who played with Jordan on the Dream Team at Barcelona and against him in last season’s NBA finals.
“Fluidity is a key.”
-Appraisal of Emporio Armani collection in Milan, Italy.
“School is cool.”
-Rachel McEwen, a Chicago student, writing to U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras to thank him for ordering that Chicago’s schools stay open.
“An evening drenched in testosterone and ill will.”
-Tribune rock critic Greg Kot, on Iggy Pop-older but still a rock ‘n’ roll animal.
“Manufacturing is the basis of the economy, and we must go back to the basics.”
-Sony founder Akio Morita, during a Tuesday visit to the Sony Gallery at 663 N. Michigan Ave.
