QUOTES OF THE WEEK
I don’t see it as problematic. I love good times. If I drink every day it is with people. Or in my hotel room watching a film with a bottle of wine. Singer Ed Sheeran spoke candidly to Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show about his love of partying.
There wasn’t a round-table discussion because that’s not allowed under Article 50 but some people gave some encouraging remarks. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the EU leaders’ response to Theresa May last week. He went on to say that there were “Merry Christmas-type remarks and then there was a light round of applause after that”.
There is still more to do but we are well on the road to delivering a Brexit that will make Britain strong, prosperous and secure. British Prime Minister Theresa May.
I find it pretty overwhelming being in any social situation that involves more than five people, to be honest. Former Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield.
Count the hearts that beat a little faster because of Doctor Who. People change their view of the world and what they’re capable of because of a silly show about a man who travels around in time and space in a police box. Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, describing the programme as the “greatest television show ever made”.
It’s funny — whenever we do the wardrobe fittings I feel like we get notes from the top saying they should be tighter and sexier and show more skin. And I’m like, that’s not why people are coming to see the movie. They definitely aren’t showing up because of our sex appeal. Hollywood star Anna Kendrick.
By ending excessive regulation we are defending democracy and draining the swamp. US President Donald Trump.
We chose ‘youthquake’ as Word of the Year based on its evidence and linguistic interest. But most importantly for me, at a time when our language is reflecting our deepening unrest and exhausted nerves, it is a rare political word that sounds a hopeful note. Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Dictionaries.
Our society is one of mixed heritage and it’s nice to see Meghan Markle within the royal family. It’s great. And of course she’s going to be a beacon and of course she’s going to be someone that people look towards. Actor Idris Elba.
A bully? I’ve never been a bully in my whole entire life. There was no bullying going on. Let’s quash this rumour once and for all. Rebekah Vardy after discovering she had been accused of bullying while taking part in I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
That’s not a holiday. That’s a purgatory. Wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough when asked if he would ever lie on a beach.