QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“I will still use my voice to campaign and to contribute to the conversation around women’s health. But I will be doing it on my terms. I don’t know what lies ahead so I need to prioritise my health and my family above all else. Thank you x.” Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan steps back.
“I recognise the role they have played in providing political stability given the uncertainty of Brexit. But is there a sting in the tail? I wonder, if FF was 5-10pc ahead in the polls for the last year, would they be quite so willing to facilitate us?” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hands a bouquet to Fianna Fail, then snatches it back.
“I think we’re going to have a lot more British people in the country, coming with their tails between their legs looking for Irish passports. What a mess you have made of it.” Comedian Chris O’Dowd looks beyond Brexit.
“I know you will not have come to your decision lightly, but I must say that I do not accept the picture you paint of our party. Indeed, in each of the areas you highlight, our record in government shows that we are the moderate, open-hearted Conservative Party in the One Nation tradition you speak of.” The British Prime Minister in a letter to defecting Tory MPs.
“Mrs May did not inflict this on me.” Brussels negotiator JeanClaude Juncker jokes about the plaster on his cheek.
“A big part of my pride and my identity is being a queer person. What I preach is: people fall in love with people, not gender, not looks, not whatever. What I’m in love with exists on almost a spiritual level. It has nothing to do with sexuality.” Singer Miley Cyrus.
“Nothing grows in the shade, honey.” Singer Dolly Parton points to her chest when told she has very small feet.
“The music industry is still embarrassingly lopsided when it comes to gender parity. We are all acutely aware of the enormous contribution women make to this business, and yet there’s still so much work to be done to ensure they’re embraced and championed, both in front of and behind the scenes.” BBC presenter Annie Mac.
“At the risk of depressing everyone, I think the last two times I’ve seen David Jason has been at funerals. We did say we will try and get out for a drink at some stage or other, when we are not planting something.” Nicholas Lyndhurst rules out a return for Only Fools And Horses.
“I don’t know what to say. I am not that shocked but I am a bit shocked. It’s a bit upsetting and frustrating. I feel like it’s a bit unjust.” Isil bride Shamima Begum on the British Government revoking her citizenship.
“The current occupant of the White House is an embarrassment to our country. I think he is a pathological liar, a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe, somebody who is gaining cheap political points by trying to pick on minorities, often undocumented immigrants.” Democrat Bernie Sanders (77) who plans to run for the presidency next year.