The Top 10 Quotes Of 2008

1) "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
—Barack Obama, U.S. President-elect, during his victory speech in Chicago's Grant Park after winning the 2008 Presidential election

2) "So you'll walk me down the aisle?"
—Ellen DeGeneres, talk-show host, to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, after he told her that while he opposes gay marriage, he wishes her every happiness. DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi wed in August in California, just two months before the state passed a referendum banning gay marriage

3) "Think of us like a coast guard."
—Sugule Ali, spokesman for a group of Somali pirates, rationalizing their seizure of a Ukrainian ship off the coast of Somalia on Sept. 24

4) "If I had perfect foresight, I would never have taken this job in the first place."
—Richard F. Syron, Freddie Mac's chief executive, dismissing claims that he ignored internal warnings that could have prevented the mortgage company's fiscal crisis

5) "Only God who appointed me will remove me."
—Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, refusing to cede power to opponent Morgan Tsvangirai regardless of the results of a June 27 runoff election

6) "It's the longest Hail Mary pass in the history of either football or Marys."
—Barney Frank, Democratic Massachusetts Senator, on John McCain's announcement that he would suspend his presidential campaign to rush back to Washington and focus on fixing America's ailing economy

7) "So?"
—Dick Cheney, when told that two-thirds of Americans did not support the war in Iraq, arguing that polling should not dictate the war's conduct

8) "I thought I'd host an end of the world party, but the media might take it seriously."
—Stephen Hawking, on the activation of the Large Hadron Collider, which some scientists speculated could inadvertently destroy the planet

9) "The path will be a little easier next time."
—Hillary Clinton, thanking her supporters after ending her bid to become the first female President of the United States

10) "They needed a small, victorious war."
—Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister, claiming the U.S. engineered the Georgia conflict to boost support for the Republican party

(from time.com)