Verbatim

'By the way, I'm not Episcopalian. I'm Baptist.'

JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona Senator and Republican presidential candidate, who announced while campaigning in South Carolina that he had been a Baptist for years. He has long been identified as an Episcopalian

'We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war.'

BERNARD KOUCHNER, French Foreign Minister, pressing for tougher sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. Kouchner has since accused the media of distorting his statement

'[He's] the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life.'

VICENTE FOX, former President of Mexico, who makes a number of unflattering comments about President Bush in his new book, Revolution of Hope

'We had to just stop and check out the bathroom. In fact, it's Jon's second time--he was here last week already.'

SALLY WESTBY, a Minneapolis resident, who along with her husband, on their way to Guatemala, made a visit to Idaho Senator Larry Craig's infamous airport bathroom stall

'You know something is wrong when the New England Patriots face stiffer penalties for spying on innocent Americans than Dick Cheney and George Bush.'

BILL RICHARDSON, Governor of New Mexico and Democratic presidential candidate, using the New England Patriots spying scandal to take a swipe at President Bush

'You Americans are wonderfully generous people. You're a lot of other things as well-- some good, some bad.'

HELEN MIRREN, British actress, while accepting an Emmy award for her performance in the PBS miniseries Prime Suspect

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