Quotations

Sound bites: October - December 2008

There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.

Advertisement on London buses, supported by Richard Dawkins, English evolutionary biologist

We not only saved the world...[laughter]...saved the banks.

Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, on the government response to the credit crunch

If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw.

George W. Bush, American President, after an Iraqi journalist threw his shoe at him in a press conference

If these things were so large, how come everyone missed them?

Elizabeth II, British monarch, asking why economists didn't see the credit crunch coming

By the time you're 30, you're going to look like you're 50. By the time you're 50, your face is going to fall off.

Paris Hilton, American heiress, on plastic surgery

If I could go out into the woods and kill a bear myself, I would then wear it proudly as a trophy.

Nigella Lawson, English journalist and cookery writer

It's all just one big lie.

Bernard Madoff, American financier, on his investment business after it collapsed

If there is still anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time...tonight is your answer.

Barack Obama, American President-elect, victory speech

I'm warning you with peace and love, I have too much to do. So no more fan mail.

Ringo Starr, British pop musician, to his fans on his website

Money can be a burden. That's why I got stressed last year. I had too much too soon. I had a massive house that I couldn't control or clean.

Carly Zucker, Welsh fiancée of England footballer Joe Cole

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