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Sunday, 04 February 1996 |
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These start off as politicians skirting the truth. Other quotes have
been added toward the end, which have no relationship to the political
ones. They're still funny. I've removed the Dan Quayle quotes from
this list because I already have a
huge pile of them.
- "I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to
comply with the law."
- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that
he failed to pay his taxes.
- "They gave me a book of checks. They didn't ask for any
deposits."
- Congressman Joe Early (D-Mass) at a press conference to answer
questions about the House Bank Scandal.
- "He didn't say that. He was reading what was given to him
in a speech."
- Richard Darman, director of OMB, explaining why President Bush
wasn't following up on his campaign pledge that there would be
no loss of wetlands.
- "It depends on your definition of asleep. They were not
stretched out. They had their eyes closed. They were seated at
their desks with their heads in a nodding position."
- John Hogan, Commonwealth Edison Supervisor of News Information,
responding to a charge by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission
inspector that two Dresden Nuclear Plant operators were sleeping
on the job.
- "I didn't accept it. I received it."
- Richard Allen, National Security Advisor to President Reagan,
explaining the $1000 in cash and two watches he was given by
two Japanese journalists after he helped arrange a private
interview for them with First Lady Nancy Reagan.
- "I was a pilot flying an airplane and it just so happened
that where I was flying made what I was doing spying."
- Francis Gary Power, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the
Soviets for spying, in an interview after he was returned
to the US.
- "I was under medication when I made the decision not to
burn the tapes."
- President Richard Nixon
- "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very
important part of your life."
- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson
for a federal anti-smoking campaign.
- "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my
body."
- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball
forward.
- "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest
crime rates in the country."
- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC
- "Sure, it's going to kill a lot of people, but they may be
dying of something else anyway."
- Othal Brand, member of a Texas pesticide review board, on
chlordane.
- "Are you any relation to your brother Marv?"
- Leon Wood, New Jersey Nets guard, to Steve Albert, Nets TV
commentator.
- "Beginning in February 1976 your assistance benefits will
be discontinued ... Reason: it has been reported to our office
that you expired on January 1, 1976."
- Letter from the Illinois Department of Public Aid
- "In the early sixties, we were strong, we were
virulent..."
- John Connally, Secretary of Treasury under Richard Nixon, in an
early seventies speech, as reported in a contemporary "American
Scholar".
- "Rotarians, be patriotic! Learn to shoot yourself."
- Chicago Rotary Club journal, "Gyrator".
- "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the
people who make them unsafe."
- Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia.
- "I've always thought that underpopulated countries in
Africa are vastly underpolluted."
- Lawrence Summers, chief economist of the World Bank, explaining
why we should export toxic wastes to Third World
countries.
- "The crime bill passed by the Senate would reinstate the
Federal death penalty for certain violent crimes: assassinating
the President; hijacking an airliner; and murdering a
government poultry inspector."
- Knight Ridder News Service dispatch
- "After finding no qualified candidates for the position of
principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce
the appointment of David Steele to the post."
- Philip Streifer, Superintendent of Schools, Barrington Rhode
Island.
- "The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing."
- Dizzy Dean explaining how he felt after being hit on the head
by a ball in the 1934 World Series.
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