Quotations of the Day - ABC News "If the Americans, the French or the British had a shred of proof, they would have shown it beginning on the first day." --Bashar Assad, deriding Obama as "weak" and having buckled to U.S. domestic political pressure. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it is a team." -- Diana Nyad as she waded ashore and became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. "It's a bold step into the future - a win-win for employees, shareholders and consumers of both companies." -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a statement announcing that Microsoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services.