Noted & quoted.

• Position: Soundbites

'You're the front-runner, you've raised 200 million. If you're having a good time, tell your face.'

--Billy Crystal, at a fund-raiser in Hollywood for John Kerry's campaign, teasing the Democratic hopeful about his famously dour expression.

(The New York Times, June 20)

'Its no wonder there's an obesity epidemic in this country.'

--Nutrition expert Gladys Block, whose research found that junk food, alcohol, and desserts account for nearly one third of the daily calories consumed by Americans.

(Reuters, June 2)

'Students have been singled out for outright...