"I accept the criticism."
— Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,
on his handling of a sexual harassment scandal
"I hope I get a second chance."
— Anthony Weiner,
running for mayor
of New York City,
two years after leaving
Congress in disgrace
"I have done nothing wrong."
— Lois Lerner of the IRS,
before taking the 5th Amendment
"I thought God just answered one prayer, to let me be OK. He answered both of them. Because this was my second prayer."
—Barbara Garcia of Moore, Okla.,
on surviving last week's deadly
tornado along with her dog