"The inherent defects in the system are such that approximately 40,000 voters who travel to the



"The inherent defects in the system are such that approximately 40,000 voters who travel to the polls and cast their ballot will not have their vote counted at all."
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Postponing the gubernatorial recall election in California.
"You would have thought we were giving stuff away. I just sold my last 30 sheets of plywood."
George Wolf
Assistant manager of Taylor's Do-It Center hardware store, where customers were preparing for the landfall of Hurricane Isabel.
"'David' isn't made of nougat candy, which melts when you touch it."
Antonio Paolucci
Former culture minister in Florence, defending the cleaning of Michelangelo's statue "David."