Quotes of Note

"I'm kind of like Britney Spears having a headache. Everybody wants to know about it."-- JOE WURZELBACHER, dubbed "Joe the plumber" by McCain and Obama in Wednesday's debate

"The first six innings we did nothing. They had their way with us every way possible. And then this place came unglued, and we've seen that before. But because of the situation we're in, it just -- that was pretty magical."-- Red Sox Manager TERRY FRANCONA, after the Red Sox recovered from a 7-0 deficit to win Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays

"Probably close to zero."-- Senator HILLARY CLINTON, on the chances she will run for president again

"(Democrats claim) that this small businessman could not possibly have enough income to face a tax increase under the Obama plan. What they don't know is that Joe the Plumber recently signed a very lucrative contract with a wealthy couple to handle all the work on all seven of their houses."-- Senator JOHN McCAIN, jokingly referring to his property holdings at the annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner in New York

"I was originally told we'd be able to move this outdoors to Yankee Stadium. Can somebody please tell me what happened to the Greek columns that I requested?" -- Senator BARACK OBAMA, playfully referring at the dinner to the setting for his acceptance speech

"The Oedipal rivalry is high-grade, unadulterated hooey."-- Former Florida governor JEB BUSH, on the father-son strife depicted in the movie "W"