A center-cut, no-fat review of what was said this past week by folks the world over and right at home
“We have heard loud and clear the call for deeper American engagement. You will have my commitment to do precisely that.” - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Ababas, during her five-day tour of the Middle East.
“It's time for us now to find an end point for this show.” - Carlton Cuse, executive producer of ABC’s “Lost”, discussing plans for the hit series amid fans’ concerns that the show has gone off track "Today, we are feeling a different kind of tremblor rocking St. John’s.” -Lou Lazatin, president and chief executive officer, speaking in reference to a $35 million donation given to the health center "Today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common-sense way.” - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, beginning his campaign for president, though he has yet to ‘officially’ announce his bid “I think he wants to be an actor, not a footballer." - Designer Giorgio Armani on why he thinks David Beckham signed a $250 million deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy “The plant material within the pond is what they eat, so bringing Cheetos really is a disservice to the ducks.” - Elaine Polachek, open space manager for City Hall, on the public feeding of ducks at Douglas Park "Governor, I swear I have my papers in order." - “Babel” director, Alejandro González Iñárritu, at the Golden Globes, accepting the award for Best Picture from Gov. Schwarzenegger “Our ancestors have been out of the ground for several years and in storage. This action is... genocidal.” -Anthony Morales, tribal chairman and chief of the Gabrielino Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, speaking on the exhumation of bodies to make room for the Playa Vista project in Playa del Rey - Cindy McQuade, Santa Monica resident, while attending the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the Soka Gakkai World Culture Auditorium
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 20, 2007. Read the original PDF.