Math Quotes

[Republicans said it is their responsibility to scrutinize their GOP-run government.] In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we saw government, at all levels, fail her citizens... It is the duty and responsibility of Congress to investigate what went wrong. - Bill Frist

[Nancy Gibbs put it best when describing the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster in Time magazine.] On a normal day... we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. - Nancy Gibbs

[Intimidated, Sternberg took his professor's advice and enrolled in an introductory applied mathematics class, yet that too proved difficult.] I failed the midterm and the professor recommended that I drop the class... So I did. - Robert Sternberg

[Gore campaign Chairman William Daley said Wednesday morning that the Florida recount effort would be suspended and that the vice president would address the nation this evening.] He's both resolved and resigned... He can do the math. He'll do what he has to do. - John King

[Carl Pope, President of Sierra Club:] Weakening environmental laws is the worst thing Congress could do right now. Instead, our elected representatives should step in and force the Administration to do its job, ... Our government failed to protect Americans from exposure to toxic pollution in the aftermath of the September 11 attack. Now we see a similar failed response to the Katrina hurricane. The public has every right to expect strong action to protect public health in the wake of a national disaster. This is a time for responsible, truly compassionate leadership. - Carl Pope

[But Salomon portfolio strategist John Manley points out that one big reason that third quarter gain looks so good is that the third quarter last year, which included the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, was so incredibly bad.] These are not outrageous numbers, ... You just have very easy comparisons from a terrible point in time. - John Manley