“I am absolutely confident that this meeting will reflect enormous consensus about the need to

“I am absolutely confident that this meeting will reflect enormous consensus about the need to work in concert to deal with these problems.”

President Barack Obama

Predicting the G-20 economic summit would produce a significant global deal to tackle the deepening worldwide recession.

“We have come to what I hope will be an historic occasion, and that is finally doing something about the harm that tobacco does to thousands and thousands of Americans who die each year.”

California Congressman Henry Waxman

As lawmakers debate his Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which would allow government regulation of tobacco products.

“I’m not going to pretend that we’re even going to contemplate saving you.”

“American Idol” judge Simon Cowel

To contestant Megan Joy before she was voted out of the popular Fox network singing competition.