(FORTUNE Magazine) – -- LECH WALESA, 47, President-elect, on Poland's political future: ''I expect that at least three Prime Ministers and three governments will fall over the next five years.''

-- BRUCE MARLOW, 41, executive VP of Cleveland's Progressive insurance company, on competitors' reluctance to cover high-risk drivers, Progressive's specialty: ''Prejudices like that allow us to succeed.''

STAN ZIMMERMAN, 47, proprietor of Sammy's Roumanian Steak House in New York City, on the high-fat food he serves: ''The cardiologists tell you not to eat it, and who eats here? Cardiologists. Have you even considered their motivation? Maybe they want to make sure they can get a table.''