Quotations

Sound bites: January - March 2001

This bikini made me a success.
on the bikini she wore in `Dr No', auctioned in a sale of Bond memorabilia, January 2001
Ursula Andress, Swiss film star

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
inaugural address, January 2001
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the US

There are things he cannot explain to himself. He has been slightly detached.
press briefing on Peter Mandelson's claim that he had been pushed into resigning without being given time to justify himself, January 2001
Alastair Campbell, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium.
Arthur C. Clarke, English science fiction writer

I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done it.
Anthony Hopkins, British actor

It's a sin to be tired.
on life in the world of fashion
Kate Moss, British model

To save a lot of cable traffic now, I have no food preferences...a cheeseburger will be fine.
the new US Secretary of State looking forward to foreign travel
Colin Powell, American soldier and statesman

I feel like I've been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring.
on receiving an honorary knighthood
Steven Spielberg, American film director

Youth, middle age and `my word you do look well'.
the three ages of man
June Whitfield, British actress

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