“The phrase ‘burdens of the office’ is overstated. You know, it’s kind of

“The phrase ‘burdens of the office’ is overstated. You know, it’s kind of like, why me? Oh, the burdens, you know. Why did the financial collapse have to happen on my watch? It’s just — it’s just pathetic, isn’t it, self-pity?”

President George W. Bush

In his final press conference.

“I embarrassed my family for the last time and by the time you read this I will be gone.”

An excerpt from an e-mail

Received by Tom Britt, who believes it was from his neighbor, Marcus Schrenker, an Indiana businessman. Schrenker bailed out of his small plane and let it crash in a Florida swamp after encountering marital, financial and legal problems.