- of Sarasota, testifying on her reaction to seeing video of a man grabbing Carlie Brucia's arm Feb. 3, 2004, at murder trial of Joseph P. Smith.

"There's an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again. So you bet we will aggressively pursue them, but we will do so under the law. . . .We do not torture."

- restating the government's position against torture, shortly before the Supreme Court announced it will consider a constitutional challenge to military trials for foreign terror suspects.

"Please roll up the sleeves of your shirt, all shirts. Even the president rolled his sleeves to just below the elbow . . . You just need to look more hardworking . . . ROLL UP THE SLEEVES."

- Unidentified press aide to then-FEMA director after his appearance with President Bush at a post-Katrina press conference while storm victims begged for rescue, food and water.

"Sexual activity doesn't even involve love anymore. Instead, sex on TV is treated about as casually as choosing what ring tone you want on your cell phone. If that's where society is going, I think we're in for a world of hurt."

- senior analyst for media and sexuality at Focus on the Family Action, responding to study showing 70 percent of top 20 TV shows watched by teens include sex talk and sexual behavior.

"I hope that these attacks will wake up the 'Jordanian street' to end their sympathy with Saddam's remnants . . . who exploit the freedom in this country to have a safe shelter to plot their criminal acts against Iraqis."

"He needs to remember why he came to Sacramento, which was to solve problems . . . This shtick of being an outsider promising reforms only goes so far. You have to actually produce something."

- director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Media at California State University, Sacramento, reacting to defeat of four ballot initiatives advocated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"The buck stops with me. . . . One should not shy away from that, and I would not blame anyone on my team. Because it was my idea to have the special election and I said this is the year for reform and I told my team: You make it happen. . . . I have no patience; we're not going to wait. This is the year we're going to reform the system. And it just didn't work out."

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