Top Quotations of 2006

[Scot LaFaive]

"We're not winning, we're not losing." Bush in reference to the Iraq war.
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122000268_pf.html)

"Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass."
Michael Richards losing it.
(http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/16174051.htm)

Scot



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>This is a time-sensitive question with a deadline of Saturday.  Reuters is
>asking me for a list of the top quotations of the year 2006, so I would
>welcome
>suggestions of particularly famous or otherwise notable quotations or
>phrases
>originating in 2006.  Quotations can relate to world events, U.S. politics,
>entertainment, sports, or any other subject.  I realize this question
>overlaps with the "Word of the Year" thread, so suggestions not already
>made in the WOTY context would be particularly valuable.
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>Fred Shapiro
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