Perspectives.(Brief Article)

"We must seek security based on more than the grim premise that we can destroy those who seek to destroy us."U.S. President George W. Bush, on the need for a high-tech--and high-cost--missile-defense shield

"I wrote a paper a long time ago and gave it to a friend. The next thing I know, I'm advising members of Congress." Jeff (Skunk) Baxter, former guitarist for Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, who is also an expert on missile defense

"Everybody wants to protect the environment to a certain level... But until they can show me something else, we're at the top of the food chain." Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, on the need to reduce American dependence on foreign oil, even if that means drilling in protected areas

"There was no way we could have held it without sheep, so this seemed like the next best thing." Susan Cunliffe-Lister, organizer of the Masham Sheep Fair in Britain, on the decision to use dummy sheep at this year's festivities because of the foot-and-mouth crisis

"I am stuck in the whatever century." Kelly Rowland of the pop group Destiny's Child, on why she would never ask a "dude" to go on a date

"Today is Thursday, a working day, but I have asked my wife that after lunch I get the permission to play golf." Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, making it clear who lays ...