“Stay and we’ll pay.”
— Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), criticizing the Bush administration’s policy on Iraq.
“What gives me headaches sometimes is thinking about how we are going to keep our own 10,000 hooligans in line.”
–Michael Endure, head of Germany’s office for sports information, on concerns about soccer hooligans at the World Cup.
“We have five TVs. At least three of those are usually on–her bedroom, the living room and my bedroom.”
–A mother in Columbus, Ohio, quoted in a Kaiser Family Foundation study of children’s exposure to electronic media. The study found that 43 percent of kids age 4 to 6 had a TV in the bedroom; the figure was 29 percent for ages 2 to 3, and 19 percent for 1 or younger.
“I’m very lucky to have two passions that I feel are so important and so challenging.”
–Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, on his decision to leave his day-to-day role as the chief software architect of Microsoft to focus on the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
“I do not want any doctor to butcher my son.”
–An Arlington Heights father who is contesting his ex-wife’s decision to have their son circumcised at the age of 8 to prevent recurring bouts of inflammation, called balonitis.
“I was confident in my ability to ride a motorcycle and simply believed such an accident would not happen to me.”
–Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who wrecked his motorcycle and cracked his head on a car windshield last week. After being released from the hospital, he pledged to wear a helmet if he ever again rides a motorcycle.
“My daughters tackle me harder. It actually felt pretty good to get hit like that. Thanks, Jerry.”
–Shaquille O’Neal, who was knocked to the floor by Dallas’ Jerry Stackhouse in Miami’s victory in Game 3 of the NBA finals.
