Quotations of the Day

It is something that could only take place in this country. (A Seoul National University graduate school student known only as Kim, referring to a report that some SNU students are planning to earn money by providing Internet services that list anticipated test questions for applicants taking university entrance exams.)

The hope for Hong Seok-Cheon's "coming out" is a firm resolution and a reconciliation with truth. (The association for the "coming out" of gay actor Hong, announcing that it will launch a signature-collection campaign to repel reckless attacks on him.)

What political steps will the man take, since he condemned politicking? (Former Prime Minister Park Tae-Joon, responding to a journalist's question about his future political plans. Park returned home Monday after a three-month tour abroad.)

Korea should use its own brands for uniquely Korean sports like Taekwondo, which is widely practiced by foreigners, in order to enhance their standards. (Officials of Tezroc, a joint small-medium brand company in Busan, pointing out that Korean Taekwondo athletes participated in the Olympic games wearing sports uniforms with foreign brand names.)