~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 payhis 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 flyingmade what I was doing spying. -- Francis Gary Power, U-2 reconnaissance pilot held by the Soviets for spying, inan 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. |