Quotes."I think the fence is least effective. But I'll build the goddamned god·damned or god·damn adj. Damned. god  damned fence if they want it."
--Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on border control in the February Vanity Fair "I'm basically a libertarian. I don't want to restrict anyone from doing anything unless it's going to harm me. I don't want [to] pass a law stopping someone from smoking. It's just too dangerous. You lose the concept of a free society. Since we are genetically so diverse and our brains are so different, we're going to have different aspirations." --James Watson, Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. winner and co-discoverer of DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. , in the January Esquire "God willing one day our village will be full of Saddam Husseins." --Ejaj Alam of Lakhanow, a heavily Sunni village in northern India, where many parents have taken to naming their children Saddam Hussein, quoted by the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , January 9 "I bet the number of assaults goes down until the police get their guns back. I feel pretty safe right now." --Tijuana resident Gregorio Martinez on the decision to disarm municipal police, known for their corruption and involvement with drug gangs, and replace them with state troops, quoted in the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , January 6 |
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