Quotes of the Day
Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Prime Minister of Turkey, on the two bombings in Istanbul last week that killed at least 27
"Freedom is beautiful."
George W. Bush,
responding during his state visit to London to a protest that attracted more than 70,000 people
"The right to marry means little if it does not include the right to marry the person of one's choice."
Margaret Marshall,
Massachusetts chief justice, in a ruling granting gays the right to marry
"I intended to kill them all."
Lee Malvo,
accused Washington , D.C., sniper, on an interrogation tape from November 2002 that was played last week for jurors in his trial
"My soldier slugs a suspect across the face. That's no problem. As long as he is able to function after the questioning."
Brigadier General Bambang Darmono,
outgoing military commander of Indonesia's troubled Aceh province, admitting that troops are allowed to rough up detainees
"The affair of the presidential ears reaches astonishing proportions without gaining in clarity."
Le Monde,
French daily, articulating the growing concern over President Jacques Chirac's hearing
"Machines are getting better, but we humans are also learning."
Garry Kasparov,
world's top-ranked chess player, after a match against a computer that ended in a 2-2 tie
"Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink."
Roman Popav,
Russian prosecutor, who charged a liquor-store manager with manslaughter for hosting a vodka-drinking contest in which the winner died and five others ended up in intensive care
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