`Whatever the differences, it’s not worth another life — not one. It’s not worth another day’s delay, much less a year.’ — President Clinton, speaking Thursday, appealing to leaders in the Northern Ireland peace process to put aside their differences and work to restore the British province’s independent government.
GAY ADVOCATE PEG BYRON’S REACTION TO THE VERMONT HOUSE’S APPROVAL OF “CIVIL UNIONS” BETWEEN SAME-SEX PARTNERS: `It really sets a moral as well as a legislative example for the rest of the country.’
`They got lucky.’
Laker center Shaquille O’Neal, on losing 109-102 to Michael Jordan’s Washington Wizards on Thursday.
`I’d love to be a Cub for the rest of my career. I’m 32 and I wish I’ll be here for the next year and the next years and the next year and the next year. They know that.’
Left-fielder Henry Rodriguez.
`We won. We’re moving on, and I don’t care if it was ugly.’
Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady, who constantly scowls during close games, on his team’s first-round win 62-61 over Dayton on Thursday.
`The world we thought we saw two years ago has completely changed. There’s a new reality.’
Sir John Browne, BP Amoco’s chief executive, telling the Executives’ Club of Chicago on Thursday that the oil giant will drop Amoco from its name.
`The right to free speech is not all-encompassing.’
Providence College junior Stephanie Fitzgerald, objecting to the image of the Virgin Mary being used on an abortion-rights flier.
`Good morning, your honor.’
The only words uttered during a video court appearance by a father of three girls who is ordered held on $1 million bail in Gainesville, Fla., on charges of holding a 10-year-old girl captive for three days.
`How’s this for an immaculate concept? Keep Abortion Safe and Legal.’
The text of flier with the image of the Virgin Mary circulated by three students at Providence College, a Catholic school in Rhode Island.
`I’ve been a good conservative governor in a conservative state. What people need to hear is that I’ve gotten positive results.’
Texas Gov. George W. Bush, talking to Tribune political writer Rick Pearson.
`We’re not teaching kids to play canasta.’
Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight.
`The image now is that something crazy happened in paradise. Something like this, of course, is going to hurt business.’
Ed Oliver, a tour operator in Costa Rica, speaking about fears that the murders of two U.S. women may damage the image of the country that has been called “the Switzerland of Central America.”
