"In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is

"In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity."
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
In the decision upholding Michigan law school's affirmative action policies.
"It is sort of puzzling I think that you can have 100 percent certainty about the weapons of mass destruction's existence, and zero certainty about where they are."
Hans Blix
Chief U.N. inspector, criticizing the United States for insisting that Iraq has WMDs.