September 7, 2007
“ [Christian] Bale is one of the few screen actors who can convincingly shed the trappings of modernity. [His 3:10 to Yuma character] Dan is much more than a movie star in costume: with his gaunt, haggard face and wide, awe-struck eyes, he seems to have stepped out of a daguerreotype or a murder ballad.
A.O. Scott, writing in the New York Times •
August 8, 2007
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July 7, 2007
“ You can live without petrol, without electricity, but you can’t live without hope.
Iraqi parliament member Faliy al Fayadh •
June 27, 2007
“ He had a body that did not appear to have encountered the wonders of Pilates; he had an amazing, unapologetic Fu Manchu mustache; he had a mullet so large it seemed to be a separate creature that had agreed, in exchange for considerations, to spend some time on top of his head.
Columnist Jon Carroll on rowdy reliever Rod Beck, who helped lead the Chicago Cubs to the 1998 Wild Card before dying this past weekend at age 38 •
“ We fingerprint them when they come over.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Michelle Lyons, responding to “dead man laughing” Patrick Knight’s joking final statement “I am not Patrick Bryan Knight and ya’ll can’t stop this execution now.”  •
June 26, 2007
“ We put up the signs Saturday. We gave verbal warnings [Monday] and expect to be out there in full regalia. We will have a legion of tow trucks at the bottom of the hill gathered like vultures.
Bruce Gillman, a spokesman for the L.A. Department of Transportation, on the plan to keep paparazzi at bay when Paris Hilton heads home from jail •
June 17, 2007
“ You guys don’t know anything. You said he had a sore shoulder. He’s throwing 95 miles an hour and throwing sliders from hell. I would love for my shoulder to feel like that.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd, grousing to reporters Saturday after getting beaten by Atlanta Braves ace John Smoltz •
June 13, 2007
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June 12, 2007
“ I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did.
Warren Zevon •
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“ If you should see grown men walking hand in hand, ignore it. They are not ‘queer.’
From A Short Guide to Iraq, a World War II publication of the U.S. War Department, preparing soldiers to help British forces defend Iraq against the Nazis •
“ Don’t, under any circumstances, take a sun bath.
From A Short Guide to Iraq •
“ Even a shopkeeper may offer you a small glass of coffee. Do not refuse it or throw it away half-drunk… If you are offered a second cup, take it, and also a third. But it is customary to refuse a fourth.
From A Short Guide to Iraq •