Quotations of the day

I will show them that I am not a dog but a tiger. (University of Seoul senior Kim Keon-hyong on Friday, walking on all fours while staging a "tiger's gait" march to protest the mass dismissal of students who campaigned against a hike in school tuition fees.)

We are devastated and frustrated. (A member of a citizens' group commemorating the 30th anniversary of the death of "labor martyr" Jeon Tae-Il, commenting on the cold reaction of most universities to his request for a campus site to hold a memorial rite for the late labor leader, who burned himself to death.)

I think the polls this time depend on who dominates cyberspace. (A Seoul National University student campaigning for one of his colleagues running for the president of the student government on Friday, promising to launch a cyber campaign as stumping sessions fail to attract many students)

Farmers who are unable to repay their debts as a result of the falling prices of agricultural commodities stand on the verge of death. (A National Farmers League official on Friday, warning against a recession similar to the one caused by a slump in the real economy that followed the 1977 financial crisis.)