Some great words from our
leaders and other
verbally challenged
personalities....
"SMOKING KILLS. AND IF YOU'RE KILLED, YOU'VE LOST A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR LIFE." - Brooke Shields
"THEY'RE MULTIPURPOSE. NOT ONLY DO THEY PUT THE CLIPS ON, BUT THEY
TAKE THEM OFF." - Pratt & Whitney spokesperson explaining why
the company charged the Air Force nearly $1,000 for an ordinary pair
of pliers
"THE PRESIDENT HAS KEPT ALL OF THE PROMISES HE INTENDED TO KEEP."-
Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking on "Larry King
Live"
"THE POLICE ARE NOT HERE TO CREATE DISORDER. THEY'RE HERE TO
PRESERVE DISORDER." - Former Chicago mayor Daley during the infamous
1968 convention
"IF YOU'VE SEEN ONE REDWOOD TREE, YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL." - Forestry
expert Ronald Reagan
"TRADITIONALLY, MOST OF AUSTRALIA'S IMPORTS COME FROM OVERSEAS.- Former
Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery
"IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF CHICAGO." - Former
U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"THE STREETS ARE SAFE IN PHILADELPHIA. IT'S ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE
THEM UNSAFE."- Former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Chief Frank Rizzo
"THE INTERNET IS A GREAT WAY TO GET ON THE NET." - Republican
presidential candidate Bob Dole
"IT IS BAD LUCK TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS." - Andrew Mathis
"IT'S LIKE AN ALCATRAZ AROUND MY NECK." - Boston mayor Menino on the
shortage of city parking spaces
"I WAS RECENTLY ON A TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA, AND THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE
WAS THAT I DIDN'T STUDY LATIN HARDER IN SCHOOL SO I COULD CONVERSE
WITH THOSE PEOPLE." - Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle
"WE'RE GOING TO TURN THIS TEAM AROUND 360 DEGREES."- Jason Kidd,
upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks
"I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SOME REPORTERS PAWING THROUGH OUR PAPERS.
WE ARE THE PRESIDENT." - Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of
subpoenaed documents
"WHEN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE THROWN OUT OF WORK, UNEMPLOYMENT RESULTS."
-Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
"CHINA IS A BIG COUNTRY, INHABITED BY MANY CHINESE." - Former
French President Charles de Gaulle
"THAT LOWDOWN SCOUNDREL DESERVES TO BE KICKED TO DEATH BY A JACKASS,
AND I'M JUST THE ONE TO DO IT."- A congressional candidate in Texas
"THINGS ARE MORE LIKE THEY ARE NOW THAN THEY EVER WERE BEFORE."
- Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
"A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE-SOONER OR LATER IT ADDS UP TO
REAL MONEY." - Everett Dirksen
"HALF THIS GAME IS NINETY PERCENT MENTAL." - Philadelphia Phillies
manager Danny Ozark
"IT ISN'T POLLUTION THAT'S HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S THE
IMPURITIES IN OUR AIR AND WATER THAT ARE DOING IT." - Former U.S. Vice-President
Dan Quayle
"WITHOUT CENSORSHIP, THINGS CAN GET TERRIBLY CONFUSED IN THE
PUBLIC MIND."- General William Westmoreland, during the war in Viet Nam
"IF YOU LET THAT SORT OF THING GO ON, YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER WILL BE
CUT RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER YOUR FEET."- Former British foreign minister
Ernest Bevin
"I LOVE CALIFORNIA. I PRACTICALLY GREW UP IN PHOENIX." - Former U.S.
Vice-President Dan Quayle