The top 10 quotes of 2008 from the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations.
3. "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." - former Sen. Phil Gramm
4. "It's not based on any particular data point, we just wanted to choose a really large number." - A Treasury Department spokeswoman explaining how the $700 billion number was chosen for the initial bailout.
5. "The fundamentals of America's economy are strong." - John McCain.
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