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"People who smile three times a day should make it six."

POOWANIDA KUNPALIN,
spokeswoman for Thailand's Culture Ministry, announcing a campaign that encourages Thais to smile more often

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"God willing, what the coming days will bring, with the help of God, will be difficult for the infidel invaders."

SADDAM HUSSEIN,
Iraqi dictator, allegedly speaking on an audio recording aired on al-Jazeera TV, urging the Iraqi people to continue their resistance against coalition forces

"Bring them on."

GEORGE W. BUSH,
U.S. President, commenting on the increasing number of Iraqi militants attacking U.S. troops

"Mr. Berlusconi, if I understood him correctly, invited me to appear as the commandant of a concentration camp."

MARTIN SCHULZ,
German member of the European Parliament, reacting to a remark made by the Italian Prime Minister and current E.U. President

"I am checking to see whether I can do that or not."

HUN SEN,
Cambodian Prime Minister, responding to a U.N. appeal that he quit smoking