Quotables

"We made a mistake."

Bill Hybels, megachurch guru and pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, on a study that showed the Willow Creek church model had not produced spiritually mature Christians.

"I mean it would be a flat tax but I want to make it really flat-like zero."

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, about his proposed tax policy.

"Unfortunately, in this case, you have to be the messenger."

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox to actor Lane Garrison, saying he was sending a message to the public by sentencing Garrison to three years and four months in prison for a December drunk driving crash that killed high-school student Vahagn Setian.

"A pretty strong ride."

San Jose, Calif., Mayor Chuck Reed on a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area on Oct. 31.

"It's not something I think we're real proud of."

Roger Barta, football coach at Smith Center (Kan.) High School, on scoring a national-record 72 points in the first quarter of an Oct. 30 game against Plainville. Barta began replacing starters midway through the quarter, and Smith Center won 83-0. For the season, Smith Center has outscored opponents 640-0 and hasn't yet punted.