"We didn't elect Superman, we elected a human being." - Colin Powell, on President Barack Obama.
"I'm trying to stay out of prison, obviously." - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, on his current goals.
"Am I looking at the right camera?" - White House advisor David Axelrod, mocking Michele Bachmann's confusing Tea Party Express interview, during his own TV interview.
"In spite of the fact that I'm now on TV, I don't want to be on TV." - Former President George W. Bush, telling C-SPAN how low-key he'd prefer his life to be.
"Granny is safe." - President Obama, defending his health care bill from the "death panel" charges.
"I can't spell at all. ... In fact, you don't have to know how to spell anymore" - Vice President Joe Biden, revealing one of the perks of power.
"It's a tricky job. I'm sure I wouldn't be any good at it." - Incoming White House press secretary Jay Carney, assessing the job in a 2006 interview on C-SPAN.
"I'm Italian. We don't have problems with olives." - Rep. David Cicilline, dinging Rep. Dennis Kucinich in an interview with ABC News.
"Promiscuous." - Former President Bill Clinton, describing political advisor David Gergen’s political switch-hitting, while in Davos, Switzerland.
"Back off." - Sen. Harry Reid, issuing a warning to the White House on its efforts to rein in congressional earmarks.
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