'Pressed for time, I was overzealous in copying segments of another world leader's speech'

“Pressed for time, I was overzealous in copying segments of another world leader’s speech.”

Owen Lippert

Canadian Conservative Party worker, explaining why he was resigning from the campaign after writing a speech for Prime Minister Stephen Harper that plagiarized an earlier speech given by then-Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

“It’s time that normal Joe Six-pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency.”

Sarah Palin

Republican vice presidential candidate.

“Gloomy times are expected to continue for some time.”

Norihiro Fujito

Senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. in Tokyo.