Notable Quotations of 2007

[Wilson Gray]

"They don't pay nobody to be humble."

- "Neon" Deion Sanders, quoted in Sports Illustrated, November 5, 2007.

-Wilson

On 11/3/07, Shapiro, Fred <Fred.Shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> For my annual list of "notable quotations of the year" for the Reuters news service, I would welcome any suggestions of famous or otherwise notable quotations uttered or published in 2007.  Quotations can come from politics, popular culture, sports, or any other field.
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