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"Not since Julius Caesar have I seen such a blatant stab in the back—Et tu, Mr. O'Neill?"
Mark Foley, U.S. Republican Congressman, in response to The Price of Loyalty, a book by Ron Suskind in which former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill criticizes the Bush Administration

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"It is up to me to make a decision whether I am to continue in the office of President until 2006 or not."
Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan President, disclosing that she took a second, secret oath of office in 2000 and therefore may extend her six-year term as President

"For six years I was unaware I was being given a form of steroid of the legal kind they used to give horses, until they decided it was too strong even for horses."
John McEnroe, former tennis pro, calling on the Association of Tennis Professionals to crack down on doping

"Believe it or not, even though a lot of people smoked pot, I think beer was still the drug of choice. It was for me."
Howard Dean, Democratic Presidential candidate, on student life in the 1960s

"I think the fact that I cannot go home to China today indicates one thing very clearly: that Chinese leadership has not changed."
Wu'er Kaixi, student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen protests, on his first visit to Hong Kong since the 1997 handover. Wu'er remains on China's most-wanted list.

"I couldn't resist the voices. "
Mijailo Mijailovic, 25, a Swede born to Serbian parents, who allegedly confessed to the killing of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh