Quotations

Sound bites: October - December 2000

Busy times.
of the week in October which saw the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic and the breakdown of the Middle East peace process
Madeleine Albright, American politician

I was the mother of a president for 30 minutes, and I loved it.
following Al Gore's initial concession
Barbara Bush, former First Lady and mother of George W. Bush

Let's just watch this happen. It'll be over soon.
of the presidential election
Bill Clinton, US President

Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers
speech on being elected to the US Senate
Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady and wife of Bill Clinton

I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills
Ranulph Fiennes, English explorer

More fun than I feel a single human being could every deserve.
of his enjoyment in making an 8-hour recording of the first Harry Potter novel
Stephen Fry, English actor and writer

I promised him that I wouldn't call back this time.
speech after having telephoned the President-elect to concede the election
Al Gore, American Democratic politician

Macho man - moi?
after France's environment minister had accused him of behaving like an `inveterate macho' at the environment summit at the Hague
John Prescott, British Labour politician

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
Gore Vidal, American writer

I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.
Tiger Woods, American golfer

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