1. ‘I don’t see anything where Chicago is lagging the others.’ — Norway’s Gerhard Heiberg, a member of the International Olympic Committee, on Chicago’s chances of winning the 2016 Olympic games against other cities.
2. ‘We didn’t say, “Take me to Macy’s on State Street,” because that isn’t the point of the campaign.’ — Norm Yustin, senior vice president of marketing for Macy’s northern division, on the retailer’s new advertising that touts exclusive products and shops at the store.
3. ‘I think things are going to get worse. We are in for more declines.’ — Tim Rogers, chief economist for Briefing.com, on mortgage foreclosures.
4. ‘This has been more of a party than a plane ride.’ — Lee Simonetta, a research engineer from Jacksonville, aboard the maiden flight of the Airbus A380.
5. ‘There was a gasp in the room. Everyone was like, “Huh?” This was the first time there had been anything official about it. It was a real eye-opener.’ — A worker at Chrysler’s Belvidere plant, after a high-level United Auto Workers official told members about the possible demise of the third shift.
