“I just laughed. It’s easier than crying.”

“I just laughed. It’s easier than crying.”

Tony Kelbel

A Wisconsin businessman who had to throw out ruined food and sweep out inch-thick mud after Midwest flooding.

“We are working hard and fast on this one and hope to have something as quickly as possible.”

Kimberly Rawlings

Food and Drug Administration spokes- woman, on a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak tied to raw tomatoes.

“Recent incoming data, taken as a whole, have affected the outlook for economic activity and employment only modestly.”

Ben Bernanke

Federal Reserve Chairman addressing a Fed conference.