Quotes of note
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"We’re fishermen. We know that only dead fish go with the flow.’’
SARAH PALIN, on her resignation as governor of Alaska
"I don’t know who the hoop is or who the ball is, I’m confused about the analogy but I’ll let it go because I don’t know anything about sports.’’
ANDERSON COOPER, on Palin spokeswoman Meg Stapleton’s analogy of Palin stepping down from her governorship to a point guard on the basketball court
"You can. Go work for the federal government.’’
Senator CHARLES GRASSLEY of Iowa at a town hall meeting, on why a majority of Americans can’t receive the same level of health insurance he benefits from
"For 70 years, people have been wondering whether this phenomenon that occurs in rats might also occur in humans.’’
DAVID SINCLAIR, a pathology professor at Harvard Medical School, on a report finding rhesus monkeys on a low-calorie diet live longer and healthier lives
"I’m in.’’
CHARLES BAKER, chief executive of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, on seeking the state’s Republican nomination for governor
"Our families, our communities, and even our economy have seen the many important benefits that come from recognizing equal marriage, and frankly no downside.’’
Attorney General MARTHA COAKLEY on the state’s lawsuit again the Defense of Marriage Act
"People need to care about more species than just polar bears.’’
LOU PERROTTI, conservation programs coordinator at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, on the revival of the American burial beetle in Nantucket
"We chose the iPhone mostly because of its sex appeal - because it’s new and it’s hot.’’
NIGEL JACOB, an aide in the mayor’s office, on Boston’s new nuisance reporting iPhone application
"Look, we cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do.’’
Vice President JOE BIDEN, in an interview with ABC, on whether Israel should attack Iran’s nuclear facilities
