"I pray ... that my tenure as acting prime minister will be short, so soon enough we will be able to

"I pray ... that my tenure as acting prime minister will be short, so soon enough we will be able to see again the leader of Israel."
Ehud Olmert
Acting prime minister, on Ariel Sharon.
"If he continuously, given his previous record, refused to answer questions and hid behind 'I can't answer this because it might come before me,' it would increase the chances of a filibuster."
Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer
On Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
"Keep praying for us."
Sam Felton, 72
Outside the funeral of Jackie Weaver, one of 12 miners killed in last week's Sago Minedisaster.