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"If you re-elect me, I'll make 3 or even 4 Americas!"
-GEORGE W. BUSH, responding to John Edwards "Don't be fooled by the lox that I bought. I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block."
-JENNIFER LOPEZ, to a crowd outside a bagel shop
"Marriage is between a man and 22 women, and it will always stay that way."
-IBN SAUD, defending society's most sacred institution "He's ... medium height, with ... brown hair. Um, he wears sneakers. Short hair. You still don't know who I'm talking about? All right, let's see ... he has a blue backpack that he wears when he's going to class. A lot of times he stops first and goes to the drinking fountain. You know who he is yet?"
-High school sophomore ERIN MATTHEWS, trying to describe the only black student in her class
"Being an artist is like - oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm trying not to cry, but this is so exciting ... thank you, Academy, for helping our dreams come true."
-Fedex President FREDERICK W. SMITH, accepting the "Best Advertisement" Oscar for Cast Away "This book is fantastic! It really helped me stop lying."
-DAVID FJORDSEN, as quoted on the back of 101 Ways to Cure Yourself of Pathological Lying
"We've had some trouble with converting French francs; a lot of them just burst into flame rather than mingle with euros."
-European Central Bank President WILLEM F. DUISENBERG "I'm John Kerry, and I approve this message. But I would have done it differently."
-JOHN KERRY, at the end of a new campaign TV spot
"I do... well, I hope I do..."
-BRIAN SOLLERS, on the uncertain legality of his marriage to Aaron Firestein "Now pay attention, 007. What I have here may seem like an ordinary piece of wood. But it contains a sophisticated hand-operated hinging mechanism that allows its operator to pass through walls unscathed. However,anyone who does not follow the proper procedure will find themselves shut outside and quite a bit bruised."
-Product developer Q, of MI6, on his front door
"On the other hand, if I just publish my shopping lists for the last decade, my expected profits drop to... $800 billion."
-Author J. K. ROWLING, considering the plot of her next Harry Potter book "A man, a plan, a ca-TAFT FAT!!-a canal, Panama!"
-LESSER-KNOWN PALINDROME of the Roosevelt era

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"If you re-elect me, I'll make 3 or even 4 Americas!" -GEORGE W. BUSH, responding to John Edwards	"Don't be fooled by the lox that I bought. I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block." -JENNIFER LOPEZ, to a crowd outside a bagel shop
"Marriage is between a man and 22 women, and it will always stay that way." -IBN SAUD, defending society's most sacred institution	"He's ... medium height, with ... brown hair. Um, he wears sneakers. Short hair. You still don't know who I'm talking about? All right, let's see ... he has a blue backpack that he wears when he's going to class. A lot of times he stops first and goes to the drinking fountain. You know who he is yet?" -High school sophomore ERIN MATTHEWS, trying to describe the only black student in her class
"Being an artist is like - oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm trying not to cry, but this is so exciting ... thank you, Academy, for helping our dreams come true." -Fedex President FREDERICK W. SMITH, accepting the "Best Advertisement" Oscar for Cast Away	"This book is fantastic! It really helped me stop lying." -DAVID FJORDSEN, as quoted on the back of 101 Ways to Cure Yourself of Pathological Lying
"We've had some trouble with converting French francs; a lot of them just burst into flame rather than mingle with euros." -European Central Bank President WILLEM F. DUISENBERG	"I'm John Kerry, and I approve this message. But I would have done it differently." -JOHN KERRY, at the end of a new campaign TV spot
"I do... well, I hope I do..." -BRIAN SOLLERS, on the uncertain legality of his marriage to Aaron Firestein	"Now pay attention, 007. What I have here may seem like an ordinary piece of wood. But it contains a sophisticated hand-operated hinging mechanism that allows its operator to pass through walls unscathed. However,anyone who does not follow the proper procedure will find themselves shut outside and quite a bit bruised." -Product developer Q, of MI6, on his front door
"On the other hand, if I just publish my shopping lists for the last decade, my expected profits drop to... $800 billion." -Author J. K. ROWLING, considering the plot of her next Harry Potter book	"A man, a plan, a ca-TAFT FAT!!-a canal, Panama!" -LESSER-KNOWN PALINDROME of the Roosevelt era