Quotations

Sound bites: January - March 2002

Our quarterly round up of quotes from those making the headlines.

Luxury disgusts me.

Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer

I'm still trying English.
when asked if he would be learning Japanese for the forthcoming World Cup

David Beckham, English footballer

I just decided I'd hang at the back and hope a couple fell so I could nick a bronze. Then I saw them all go down. Maybe I'm not the most deserving guy, but I got the gold and I'm stoked about it.
gold medal winner of the 1,000m short-track speed skating in the Winter Olympics

Steve Bradbury, Australian speed skater

Blair has called Africa `a scar on our conscience'. It is more. It is the gaping wound of the world's soul.

Bob Geldof, Irish rock musician

I skated for pure enjoyment. That's how I wanted my Olympic moment to be.
after winning the gold medal in the women's figure-skating in the Winter Olympics

Sarah Hughes, American figure-skater

Don't worry if you never marry. It will save you a lot of vexation.

Princess Margaret, British princess

In Milan, traffic lights are instructions. In Rome, they are suggestions. In Naples, they are Christmas decorations.

Antonio Martino, Italian defence minister

I accept this award in memory of all the African-American actors who went before me in the difficult years. On whose shoulders I was privileged to stand to see where I might go.
accepting an Oscar for a lifetime's achievement

Sidney Poitier, American actor

Forty years I've been chasing Sidney. They finally give it to me, and they give it to him the same night.
accepting an Oscar for Best Actor

Denzel Washington, American actor

Tony Wright, British Labour politician, Chairman of the Public Administration Committee

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