`We move forward not only because it is safe, but for the important scientific and human experience we can gain only from Mir.’ — NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin on the decision to send up the shuttle Atlantis carrying astronaut David Wolf to rendezvous with the space station Mir.
SPORTSCASTER MARV ALBERT, AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO LESSER CHARGES OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY THURSDAY: `From my point of view, I just felt like I had to end this ordeal.’
`We have not come far enough.’
Thelma Jean Mothershed Wair of Belleville, Ill., one of the Little Rock Nine — black students who in 1957 were escorted into Little Rock’s Central High School by American soldiers in order to integrate the school.
`If somebody wants to impeach me, then I’ll face that issue at that point, but that won’t be a factor in my consideration.’
Atty. Gen. Janet Reno, brushing aside threats of impeachment from some Republicans in Congress over her handling of the investigation into fundraising by President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore.
`I love him and want to spend the rest of my life with him.’
Margaret Mary Ray, the woman who harassed David Letterman for years, after she was incarcerated Thursday in Missimmee, Fla., for stalking retired astronaut Story Musgrave.
`I want to look at the Torah and Talmud from a woman’s perspective. We can make our texts speak to everyone.’
Nancy Myers, a newly ordained rabbi beginning her career at Temple Chai in Long Grove, on women rabbis.
`I have lost about 10 pounds.’
Ald. Jesse Evans (21st), on the 14th day of his partial hunger strike. Evans is fasting from solid foods to protest his Silver Shovel conviction, saying prosecutors used improper evidence.
`Segregation is no longer the law, but too often separation is still the rule. And we cannot forget one stubborn fact that has not yet been said as clearly as it should: There is still discrimination in America.’
President Clinton, speaking Thursday in Little Rock, Ark., at Central High School, where 40 years ago nine blacks broke an all-white color barrier.
