Quotations

Sound bites: January - March 2007

For 50 years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty, and her hairstyle.

Helen Mirren (1945 – ), English Actress

I might have preferred iron, but bronze will do. It won't rust.

Margaret Thatcher (1925– ), British Conservative stateswoman, on her statue in the Palace of Westminister

Home may be a pain but at least it's safe and there is always a full box of cereal.

Joanna Trollope (1943&ndasg; ), British novelist

Ever noticed that no matter what happens in one day, it exactly fits in the newspaper?

Jerry Seinfeld (1954– ), American comedian

Can I assume it will be a conventional, realistic kind of statue, not a tribute to Henry Moore?

John Cleese (1939– ), English comic actor and writer, on plans to erect a statue of him as Basil Fawlty

I couldn't think of a worse way to go than to end up as fish food.

Eric Nerhus, Australian Diver, on fighting off a Great White Shark

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