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| FEBRUARY 2005 |
FEBRUARY 28 I don't curse in front of my mother. My mother was front, center, right in my view. I could never curse in front of Rose Rock so why would I do it on television? -- Oscar host Chris Rock, on why there were no bleeps in his routine (Christy Lemire, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 27 Maybe some friend of yours saw it and will give you a heads up and say, 'I don't think this is your kind of material.' -- "Million Dollar Baby" Oscar nominee Morgan Freeman, acknowledging that the film isn't for everyone (Anthony Breznican, USA Today) |
FEBRUARY 26 The faces may change, the names may change, but the challenges are always the same — to make it interesting, to make it humorous, to make it informative, to make it short. -- longtime Oscar show writer Alan "Buz" Kohan (Beth Harris, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 25 There is nothing funny, intentional or accidental about an animal getting run over by a car. -- New Jersey SPCA President Stuart Rhodes, in a letter to Kraft protesting its Road Kill Gummi Candy (Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 24 You can't rely on the tobacco industry to do this. They need children and teens to replace their dead and disabled smokers. Children are key to this industry. -- Former health secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr., on anti-smoking progams (Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 23 I don't think it's a bad thing to take dreck and turn it into laughter. And when it's at the expense of somebody like Sylvester Stallone, too bad, Sly. -- John Wilson, founder of the Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Awards (David Germain, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 22 He was a larger-than-life character who will be hard to replace, and I'm not sure you'd want to. -- Colorado bartender Steve Bennett on journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who committed suicide Sunday (David Kelly, L.A. Times) |
FEBRUARY 21 Educators aren't terrorism experts. They know about the SAT not the CIA, but they want to protect our schools and we must help them. -- Acting New Jersey Governor Richard Codey, on the need for schools to have terror training (Joe Milicia, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 20 I was not anybody's first choice — I was skinny, my ears kind of stick out. I can make women laugh, and that was all I had. -- Actor Will Smith, on finding his dating style (Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 19 Parents and caregivers might be recommended to exercise the same care with adult media entertainment as they do with medication and chemicals around the home. Carelessness with material that contains extreme violent and sexual imagery might even be regarded as a form of emotional child maltreatment. -- psychologists Kevin Browne and Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, on the connection between violent imagery and aggressive behavior in children (AFP) |
FEBRUARY 18 Yeah, do the boys get paid more? Yes. But do we all get paid too much? Yes. I'm confused at what I'm supposed to complain about. -- Julia Roberts, on Hollywood inequality (Donna Freydkin and William Keck, USA TODAY) |
FEBRUARY 17 When a mother is depressed, her child may engage in misconduct, in part, because of disruptions to the family environment. -- Dr. Julia Kim-Cohen, on research suggesting a connection between depressed moms and misbehaving kids (Amy Norton, Reuters) |
FEBRUARY 16 Freedom of the press is a valuable right, but it is not a license for gossipy tabloids to tar and feather innocent celebrities and destroy their reputations and businesses for the rags' profits. |
FEBRUARY 15 Don't you think if Michael Jackson did a duet with someone with his trial going on, more viewers would have come? -- TV analyst Shari Ann Brill, on how a lack of controversy led to low Grammy viewership (David Bauder, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 14 Rock 'n' roll can be dangerous and fun at the same time. -- Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, at the Grammys (Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 13 It's been a good year for artists who are actually making albums and not just a single or two surrounded by a bunch of filler. -- Rick Krim, executive VP at VH1, on the Grammys (Glenn Gamboa, Newsday) |
FEBRUARY 12 Perhaps the single most significant implication of this study is that it reaffirms dietary common sense in our era of dietary silliness. -- Dr. David L. Katz of the Yale University School of Medicine, on a study showing a compound in carrots may prevent cancer (Steven Reinberg, HealthDay) |
FEBRUARY 11 All of these beverages are largely the same. They are 100 percent sugar. Juice is only minimally better than soda. -- pediatric obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig, on the dangers of too much juice (J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 10 If he clears his throat, it's going to make the front page of the Karachi Times. -- Santa Barbara Superior Court Associate Justice Arthur Gilbert, on the worldwide spread of information about the Michael Jackson trial (Tim Molloy, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 9 It's not a scent you'll smell before a person walks in a room. I don't want it to not have social skills! -- actress Sarah Jessica Parker, on the perfume she's developing with Coty Inc. (Samantha Critchell, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 8 Some studies have found that it may take being exposed to a new food 50 times before it no longer seems new. -- pediatric nutritionist Angela Kurtz, on getting kids to try new foods (Serena Gordon, HealthDay) |
FEBRUARY 7 People will tell you they smoked pot, they did coke, they did speed, they did crank, they smacked their wife, they smacked their girlfriend long before they tell you they used anabolic steroids. The higher you go up the athletic food chain, the more pronounced this becomes. -- researcher Charles Yesalis, on the secretiveness of steroid use (Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 6 We'd just like to encourage fans to watch their caloric intake and to work in a bit of physical activity before, during or after the game. Exercise should not be looked upon as a chore but as an enjoyable way to stay healthy. -- American Physical Therapy Association member Patrice Winter, on the APTA's Couch Potato Workout for Super Bowl watchers (HealthDay) |
FEBRUARY 5 Advertising that links alcohol with everyday life -- such as supermarket store displays -- appears to have more influence on drinking initiation. -- Phyllis Ellickson, lead author of a study that downplayed the effect of TV ads on teen drinking (HealthDay) |
FEBRUARY 4 Reaction time is only one of the cognitive functions needed for driving, and it has not been consistently shown to be a good predictor of driving performance. Young drivers have shorter reaction times but they have more accidents because they are overconfident. -- a spokeswoman for the U.K. Department of Transportation, on a report that dyslexic drivers have slower reaction times when driving (Lester Haines, The Register) |
FEBRUARY 3 Most regard the disease as benign, but there are more than 100 deaths a year, and mostly in healthy children. It's important that we get the point across that this vaccine is highly effective. -- Dr. Marietta Vazquez of the Yale School of Medicine, on the chickenpox vaccine (toledoblade.com) |
FEBRUARY 2 He'll keep his clothes on. -- Super Bowl halftime show producer Charles Coplin, on his show's star, Paul McCartney (Eddie Pells, Associated Press) |
FEBRUARY 1 It's a lifetime achievement award, which is completely and utterly surreal, given I'm only 30 years old. -- Leonardo DiCaprio, on being honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Michel Cidoni, Associated Press) |