‘It’s like being with an Irish priest. You start to confess your sins. Father Al, I am not just a noise polluter, I am a noise-polluting, diesel-soaking, Gulfstream-flying rock star. I’m going to kick the habit. I’m trying Father Al, but oil has been very good for me–those convoys of articulated lorries, and petrochemical products, hair gel.’ –U2 frontman Bono, joking about his friendship with Al Gore
‘Who cares? It’s football. We sign up for a dirty sport, a tough sport, a very physical sport, and that’s what we do. And, when you’re on the field, anything can happen.’ –New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, about being considered a dirty player
‘I wanna ride the pace car!’ –GOP presidential contender Rudy Giuliani, to officials at the Daytona International Speedway–to no avail
‘Party conventions, with their attendant “smoke-filled rooms” and domination by party leaders, have long been an accepted manner of selecting party candidates.’ –Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, upholding a lower court decision that the selection process for New York’s trial judges is constitutional and reasonable
