Quotations

Sound bites: October - December 2006

If, as an idealistic young person, you wanted to change the world, then become a scientist. Politics will be necessary but insufficient.

Tony Blair, British Prime Minister

What the chief accountant creates is a work of art.

Alan Greenspan, American economist, describing financial reporting as less of a historical record and more of a forecast

We are all endowed with God-given talents. Mine was hitting people in the head.

Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer

It doesn't matter who you are or how much money you have, nothing goes fast in Africa.

Madonna, American pop singer and actress, denying that she used her celebrity to hasten the adoption of Malawian child

In one old people's home they changed the words of the song to 'When I'm 84' as they considered 64 to be young. I might do that.

Paul McCartney, British pop singer and songwriter

I love the uniform. It's so so sexy.

Kate Middleton, British girlfriend of Prince William, as interpreted by a lipreader at the Sandhurst passing out ceremony

I love doing sequels.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born American actor and politician, on being re-elected Governor of California

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