Top Quotes of 2010
link 2010 Quotes of the Year, Top Quotes of 2010.
Readers are directed to this site for the complete list as compiled by them. I have chosen the ones most in the spirit of AsIF!
“Letting fatties roam the site is a direct threat to our business model.” — Robert Hintze, founder of dating site BeautifulPeople.com, which dropped 5,000 members who appeared in photos to have gained weight over the holidays.
“I’d rather be a really good one-term President than a mediocre two-term President.” — US President Obama, vows to continue to press for health care reform.
“I have a lot of work to do and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it. Part of following this path for me is Buddism.” — Tiger Woods.
“I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems.” — British singer Elton John.
“I’m living proof that you can survive without sex for that long.” — Jim Gibbons, Nevada governor, saying in deposition in sexual-harassment lawsuit filed against him that he has not been intimate with any woman, including his wife, since 1995.
“A ban on eating would show China has reached a new level of civilization.” –Chinese professor Chang Jiwen on China considering making the eating cats and dogs illegal.
“The concepts of man or woman don’t fit me.” — Norrie May-Welby, who became first person in world to be classified genderless after Australian officials altered May-Welby’s birth cert to read “neuter”.
“Many women who do not dress modesty…lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes.” — Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, Iranian cleric, after severe earthquake warning in Tehran.
“I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend, but with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, ribbing Arizona’s new immigration law, in his commencement speech at Emory University in Atlanta.
“Fuck my victims. I carried them for 20 years and now I’m doing 150.” — Bernie Madoff, jailed Ponzie king.
“The Internet’s completely over…All these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.” — Prince, on his plans to withhold online distribution of his new album and instead include it, free, in British newspapers.
“I thought it was gum.” — Paris Hilton, denying responsibility for packet of cocaine Las Vegas police found in her bag.
“I feel sorry for straight men. The only reason women will have sex with them is that sex is the price they are willing to pay for a relationship with a man, which is what they want.” — Stephen Fry, actor, claims straight women don’t really like sex.
“We have to pass the (health care) bill so you can find out what is in it.” Nancy Pelosi, speech to National Association of Counties, March 9.
According to many news sites, the most memorable utterances of the year were:
“I’m not a witch.” — Christine O’Donnell, television advertisement, Oct. 4. and,
“If you touch my junk, I’m going to have you arrested.” — Airline passenger John Tyner, remark to Transportation Security Administration worker at San Diego airport, Nov. 13