Quotations of the day

Now I know how incompetent the former coaches of the Korean national soccer team were! (A netizen visiting the homepage of the Korean Football Association Monday, speaking well of the appointment of Guus Hiddink as head coach)

How do they know business will pick up, they don't even know how much the people are suffering these days? (A donga.com netizen on Sunday, criticizing politicians who he accused of discussing a likely business recovery while showing little concern for the livelihood of the people)

The three wonders are here to stay. (Millennium Democratic Party spokesman Kim Young-Hwan on Sunday, commenting on the absence of anyone who will admit they gave money, received money or had any responsibility for the alleged funneling of funds from the state intelligence agency to the former ruling party)

They must have been busy collecting money as soon as they came into power. (A Grand National Party official on Sunday, citing the sharp rise in the amount of property members of the ruling party reported to the central election board; the combined figure rose from 4.1 billion won at the end of 1997 to 12.8 billion won at the end of 1999)