鈥淚 don鈥檛 know who this group is. I鈥檝e never heard of them before鈥hey haven鈥檛 even been to Toronto. They鈥檙e located somewhere in Geneva.鈥�
Toronto mayor Mel Lastman on the World Health Organization鈥檚 recommendation that people do not travel to Toronto (CNN, 24 April)
鈥淲e would have been much better off if we had put the mayor under quarantine before the interview.鈥�
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Toronto city councillor Howard Moscoe (The Globe and Mail, 26 April)
鈥淭he NASA administrator promised quick implementation of the Columbia investigation board鈥檚 recommendations, since the shuttle is important to the ISS. He didn鈥檛 say why the ISS is important.鈥�
Robert Park in the American Physical Society鈥檚 What鈥檚 New newsletter (25 April)
鈥淲hat is happening in Iceland will show the rest of the world that hydrogen fuel is a real, commercial possibility.鈥�
Iceland鈥檚 industry minister Valgerdir Sverrisdottir on the opening of the world鈥檚 first hydrogen filling station (Associated Press, 25 April)
鈥淚t shows a complete disconnection from reality. He should take a degree in chemistry, or at least talk to someone who understands it, rather than reading silly books.鈥�
Nobel prizewinner Harry Kroto on reports that Prince Charles has expressed concerns about nanotechnology (The Times, London, 29 April)