`It doesn’t take away from his ability to speak out on wrongs that need to be righted.’ But if `he’s talking about counseling Bill and Hillary, there wouldn’t be as many people listening.’ — Gerald Austin, manager of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign, on the possible impact Jackson’s admission to having a daughter out of wedlock with a former aide will have on his role as a national political player.
`We haven’t changed the fact that we haven’t made the playoffs. We’ve only changed that now we have a chance to make the playoffs.’ — Blackhawks coach Alpo Suhonen, after the Hawks compiled a 9-2-2 record in their last 13 games and are taking a five-game undefeated streak into their match against the Washington Capitals Friday.
`Everybody is fed up with corruption, but this is not the way to deal with it.’
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian lawmaker, after a Palestinian group claimed responsibility Thursday for killing the chief of Palestinian television because President Yasser Arafat failed to punish corrupt officials like him.
`Now we are bringing India here.’
Bharat Shah, an Indian immigrant who lives in Aurora, on the increasing number of Hindu temples being built in the Chicago area by a growing and increasingly affluent Indian population.
`The cable business is best left to those who know what they are doing.’
SBC chairman and chief executive Edward Whitacre, acknowledging that SBC does not belong in the business it acquired when it bought Ameritech Corp. in 1999. Unable to sell Americast, Chicago’s No. 2 cable provider, SBC has been debating its future.
`We really aren’t thinking of her as a tennis icon. She’s more of a brand representative.’
Angel Martinez, Reebok’s chief marketing officer, on Venus Williams’ $40 million endorsement deal and how Reebok plans to showcase her doing other things in their new advertising campaign.
`I think consumers know when they are being conned.’
San Francisco City Atty. Louise Renne, on a suit filed by San Francisco because of the power crisis accusing the generating companies of “artificially manipulating supplies to keep prices high.”
`It’ll be a matter of hours.’
Richard Colwell, Security Storage Co., on how long it will take to move the Clintons out of the White House Friday night before the Bushes move in Saturday.
`This is Boston Tea Party stuff if we don’t work on this soon.’
Missouri state Rep. Bill Boucher, on the growing public outcry over soaring heating bills across the nation.
`Unabashedly, unashamedly, it’s one of the cornerstones of my campaign. It’s going to be one of the cornerstones of my first months in office.’
President-elect George W. Bush, on his plans to push for a broad-based tax cut.
