“Don’t Tase me, bro!”

University of Florida student Andrew Meyer, just before getting Tasered by police during an altercation with police at a speech by U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

“They don’t have graves. The grave is the river.”

Firefighting trainee Ahmad Kamara, reflecting on the fate of several family members killed in strife-torn Liberia, where his wife and child remain as he develops skills in Pullman in hopes of bringing his family here.

“If we haven’t talked about crisis before, it’s time to talk about crisis.

Maureen Ramos, president of the Spokane Education Association, on the surprising decline in enrollment for Spokane Public Schools.

“Lab manager is resistant to change. States that she is too busy to do things the way the Patrol wants them done.”

An audit report on the Washington State Patrol crime lab, which noted that hundreds of blood sample vials had been lost or broken.

“The actions of police in this restroom, the sting operations, are things that have been conducted against gay men forever.”

Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the Minnesota ACLU, in submitting a legal brief supportive of U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho.

“The wind is at your back for the first time in 30 years.”

Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard, in a speech to Spokane business people.

“When we walked off the plane, I saw the defibrillator on the wall, and thought: Hmmm, that will come in handy someday. And three minutes later. …”

Eric Goblick, one of three Spokane County firefighters who upon returning from vacation saved a man’s life at Spokane International Airport.

“Guys need to step up to the sink.”

Brian Sansoni, spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, commenting on survey results that showed that one-third of men didn’t wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women.

“Thou shalt go out and cherry-pick business districts to balance your budget.”

Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard, characterizing what he thinks is the city of Spokane’s interpretation of the state Growth Management Act.

”This is excellent. When we first got involved in this case half a decade ago, the first documents we uncovered caused us to say, ‘These guys ought to be in jail.’ “

Darrell Scott, chairman of a bankruptcy court committee representing asbestos property damage plaintiffs in W.R. Grace’s bankruptcy, on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling that “criminal endangerment” charges can be reinstated against Grace and seven executives in the deaths of residents of Libby, Mont.