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(KSL News) A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a good soundbite says it all.
We've compiled some of the best quotes by newsmakers over the past year. Here are some that stood out.
Sen. Orrin Hatch/ (R) Utah: "You're always going to have nutcakes out there no matter what you do."
That's how Senator Orrin Hatch referred to presidential protesters.
And this is how Jazz Owner Larry Miller referred to paltry players.
Larry Miller/ Owner, Utah Jazz: "They're a bunch of overpaid twinks."
Too much water prompted memorable predictions.
Homeowner: "You're not going to believe what you see."
Randy Julander/ Snow Surveyor: "The bathtub is essentially full. The soil moisture values here are off the chart."
Both of them were right.
Being on the defensive elicits strong statements.
Mike Norton/Layton Resident: "I think it's terribly ironic that Osama bin Laden is running free, and I stand a real risk of going to jail because I'm honoring Americans killed in Iraq."
Under fire for an Iraqi death toll sign.
Under scrutiny as a polygamist judge.
Judge Walter Steed/ Polygamist: "Which is worse? A monogamist that doesn't monog? Or a polygamist that really polygs? Do you think there are other judges breaking the law?"
Nancy Workman: "If you believe that you're innocent, fight for it."
Relief, when found not guilty.
Regret, when you are.
John Njord, UDOT: "We're very sorry this occured and take full responsibility for it."
UDOT making amends for an errant Howitzer avalanche shell.
A sense of humor under pressure makes for good soundbites.
Diana Dindy/ New Orleans Evacuee: "I'm breathing hard now because I'm excited because people care. I see people who really love us, and I appreciate that."
Evacuated to Utah.
Delivered to Utah.
Scott Stanley/ New Dad: "I got bragging rights now. I can go over and tell them I delivered my daughter before I had to leave."
Booked in Utah.
Mark Shurtleff/Attorney General: "Families that do the crime together do the time together."
Mother-daughter crime did not pay.
End of the world prophesies, came and went.
Sam Brower/Private Detective: "He feels that God is going to defend them. And that's his own words."
Along with the polygamous fugitive who made them.
