[nukkad] Foot in the mouth

[Prashant Bhargava <PrashantB@bsil.com>]

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Foot in the mouth

* "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of 
your life".
- Brooke Shields during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal 
anti-smoking campaign



* "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in 
the country".
- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC



* "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body".
- Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward



* Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, 
because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but

we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever".
- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss Universe contest.



* "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in

our air and water that are doing it".
- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle.



* "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them 
unsafe".
- Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia.



* "The president has kept all of the promises he intended to keep".
- Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking on "Larry King Live".



* "After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the 
school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David 
Steele to the post".
- Philip Streifer, Superintendent of Schools, Barrington,Rhode Island.



* "That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass,and 
I'm just the one to do it".
- A congressional candidate in Texas



* "The police are not here to create disorder. They're here to preserve 
disorder".
- Former Chicago mayor Daley during the infamous 1968 Democratic Party 
convention



* "China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese".
- Former French President Charles de Gaulle



* "I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law".
- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed 
to pay his taxes.



* "The Internet is a great way to get on the Net".
- Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole



* "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before".
- Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower



* "Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas".
- Former Australian cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery



* "We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees".
- Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks
(360 degrees means turning around and facing the same side again)



* "Half of this game is ninety percent mental".
- Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny Ozark



* "They're multipurpose. Not only do they put the clips on, but they take 
them off".
- Pratt & Whitney spokesperson explaining why the company charged the Air 
Force nearly $1,000 for an ordinary pair of pliers



This one takes the cake !

* "Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, 
I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that but not with 
all those flies and death and stuff".
- Mariah Carey Pop singer



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