`No one will mess with her if she is Mrs. Frank Sinatra. No one would dare.’ — Frank Sinatra, who considered asking Marilyn Monroe to marry him weeks before she died “in an effort to save her from herself,” according to a new book, “Sinatra: The Man Behind The Myth,” by J. Randall Taraborrelli.
PIERCE BROSNAN, WHOSE SECOND JAMES BOND MOVIE, “TOMORROW NEVER DIES,” OPENS IN DECEMBER, TELLING BIOGRAPHY MAGAZINE WHAT HE HAS IN COMMON WITH 007: `I’ve been known to imbibe a martini.’
`He has no one. He can’t trust his coaches.’
Rick Mirer’s dad, Ken, on his son’s situation as bench-warming quarterback with the Bears.
`Choosing the right credit card is like walking through a minefield. There are some good offers out there, but you have to find out what might be best for you.’
Gerri Detweiler, author of “The Ultimate Credit Handbook.”
`The Indians in six.’
World Series prediction of Lou Boudreau, 81, who led Cleveland to its last World Series championship in 1948 against teh Boston Braves.
`I don’t know where the money’s going to come from. But the costs will be worth it because of the benefit to public safety.’
Chicago Police Supt. Matt Rodriguez on the relief 311 will provide for the city’s 911 system for emergency calls.
`Naturally they feel depressed about it.’
Vladimir Solovyov, Russian Mission Control chief, on two cosmonauts’ failure to make final computer connections during Monday’s 6 1/2-hour “internal spacewalk” in a damaged Mir module.
`The economy is booming, energy prices are relatively low and a lot of people are paying a lot less attention to energy efficiency.’
Steven Nadel, deputy director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a non-profit research organization.
`This is just great.’
Giddy response of Bill Simpson, chief preparator and collections manager at the Field Museum, as the truck bearing pieces of “Sue,” the 65 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex, arrived Monday.
`The survey validates our conclusion that slamming is epidemic.’
Susan Grant, of the National Consumers League, on the finding that about 15 percent of phone customers in the Chicago area have had their long-distance carrier changed (slammed) against their wishes.
`He’s got to get in shape.’
Bulls coach Phil Jackson on Toni Kukoc’s preseason shooting woes having more to do with his conditioning than a sore foot.
