“The defendant was the prime minister at the time. He should have been honest and ethical and

“The defendant was the prime minister at the time. He should have been honest and ethical and should not have violated counter-corruption laws.”

Thai Judge Thongloh Chomngam

Reading from the lengthy verdict finding Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of corruption and sentencing him to two years in prison.

“She’s the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”

Barack Obama

Referring to his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, in his August speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama has left the campaign trail and flown to Hawaii to visit the gravely ill 85-year-old.