Quotations of the day

"The legislators elected for the first time should outgrow their childish behavior of blindly following their party and its chairman." Park Won-Soon, the secretary-general of the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, pinpointing to the actions of the first-time elected lawmakers on Friday.

Corporate strategy should be revamped from 'solitary management' to 'cooperative management.' "Sohn Kil-Seung, SK Chairman, emphasizing cooperation and cohesion in the Information era, in his lecture to CEOs on Friday.

"A masterpiece among masterpieces that leaves a deep impression in one's heart about how precious mother's true love is." The North Korean Central News Agency, introducing a song written and sung by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, July 15.

"The idea that only the current government is a pro-reunification power and the next government is inevitably anti-reunification power can construe misunderstandings." Chang Kwang-Keun, vice-spokesman for the main opposition Grand National Party, referring to President Kim's remark on Friday that North Korea is worried about the policies of the next government.