Craddick, Chisum, Pitts, Laubenberg, Howard, McReynolds, and Mowery

House Speaker Tom Craddick, denying Rep. Fred Hill's motion to vacate the chair, and his appeal of that ruling: "The Speaker of the House of Representatives has absolute discretion whether or not to recognize any member on any matter. There is no appeal to that."

Appropriations Chairman Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, in The Dallas Morning News, on Craddick: "Obviously, he's damaged goods after this deal, in terms of leading a bipartisan Legislature."

Former House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, now a challenger to the speaker: "The budget has grown out of control. It's full of wasteful and unnecessary spending, much of it placed in the budget in the last two weeks in an effort to ensure support of Tom Craddick."

Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, R-Parker, during the Friday night rebellion against House Speaker Tom Craddick: "This is anarchy. This is America. This is not the way we do it."

Rep. Charlie Howard, R-Sugar Land, talking to the San Antonio Express-News after reviving a piece of legislation that had died a few hours earlier: "I think people were crazed out of their minds. They were not thinking about legislation. They were going after the speaker."

Rep. Jim McReynolds, D-Lufkin, during the last debate on a major water bill: "East Texans are not going to pay Houston a nickel for a drink of their own water."

Rep. Anna Mowery, R-Fort Worth, telling the House she won't seek a tenth full term: "Y'all have been a big barrel of fun the whole damn time."