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Local
"If I were a painter, you'd be calling me Shaqcasso." -- Shaquille O'Neal

State
"I think it's one of those places where it's half cosmopolitan and half pure redneck. And when you have those two together, it's very iffy." -- pop singer Rob Thomas, on why so many strange things happen in his home state of Florida

National
"George Bush doesn't care about black people." -- Kanye West

International
"Forgive me for using the term fat little brother. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don't you think? I'm doing this for the gentleman's health." -- Fidel Castro, on a remark he made concerning Gov. Jeb Bush

Intergalactic
"Matt, Matt, Matt, you don't even -- you're glib. You don't even know what Ritalin is. If you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Matt, OK? That's what I've done. Then, you go and you say, 'Where's the medical test? Where's the blood test that says how much Ritalin you're supposed to get?' " -- Tom Cruise, in a combative interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's Today