TheWeekInWords Trump disses Icahn; grocery store pubs; better ideas?

Posted: February 28, 2010

"He doesn't spend any money. If he spends 10 cents, it's a major event."

- Donald Trump, on his rival for control of three Atlantic City casinos, Carl Icahn

"We don't ever really get any personal stuff, other than 'I'm going to change my grocery list.' "

- Heather Reilly, an employee at The Pub inside the Wegmans supermarket in Collegeville

"Politics I think ended up trumping practical common sense."

- President Obama, on why his health-care efforts stalled

"We believe we have a better idea."

- U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.), on why Republicans oppose the administration plan

"This is the board telling shareholders not to tender their shares because this is a rip-off."

- Airgas Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Peter McCausland, on a $60-a-share offer from Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

"Notwithstanding these positive signs, the job market remains quite weak, with the unemployment rate near 10 percent and job openings scarce."

- Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, in a policy address to lawmakers

"If you care about future deficits - and you have to care about these future deficits - you need to care about economic growth today."

- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, to the House Budget Committee

"I'm deeply sorry for any accident that Toyota drivers have experienced."

- Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda, on the massive auto recall for various safety concerns

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