"It was a national tragedy. It would not be appropriate to have champagne."

"It was a national tragedy. It would not be appropriate to have champagne."
Peter Kovacs
Managing editor for news at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans after learning the paper's staff won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
"Iran has created a powerful army that can powerfully defend the political borders."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran president, in warning that Iran will "cut the hand of any aggressor" that threatens it.
"This is a tragedy. ... They are both innocent."
Robert Ekstrand
An attorney for Duke University Lacrosse players, after an announcement that two members of the team were indicted in connection with the alleged rape of a stripper.