Words of the week

I THINK I’m possibly over-friendly. A little timid and nervous. I’m always worried I might upset someone. If anything, I err on the side of obsequious. – Today programme presenter John Humphrys.

I REALLY regret not ever talking about it. – Prince Harry on coming to terms with the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, 19 years ago.

WORK is work... and friends are friends. – Nick Clegg’s wife Miriam Gonzalez on how the Deputy Prime Minister’s family tried to avoid dinner parties with David Cameron and George Osborne.

I ONLY ask I will not be judged on the alcohol problem I have. I am an addict. – Former Manchester United, Chelsea and England footballer Ray Wilkins on his drinkdrive conviction.

FOR me public pressure becomes irrelevant. I’ve dealt with it from such a young age. I handle it pretty well. – Olympic diver Tom Daley.

IT feels like it’s been an absolute roller-coaster. – Cyclist Chris Froome on winning a third Tour de France in four years.

I’D hate for him to be looking down on me at this moment in time because I’ve done nothing but cry all morning. – 20-times champion jump jockey Sir AP McCoy on the death of paralysed rider JT McNamara.

HE has not changed one bit. In fact, it’s quite hard to get back to my normal, affable, lovable self after being him, even for half an hour. – Actor Richard Wilson on playing grumpy Victor Meldrew in TV sitcom One Foot In The Grave.

WE have just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling. – Hillary Clinton after being nominated as the Democrat candidate for the White House.

SHE’S the best darn change-maker I’ve ever met in my entire life. This woman has never been satisfied with the status quo on anything. She always wants to move the ball forward. That is just who she is. – Former US president Bill Clinton on his wife Hillary.

CLOTHING draws attention to you all the time – it can act like a sublimation of your soul. – Fashionista Dame Vivienne Westwood.