Words of the week

THERE is no magic wand we can wave. – Home Secretary Sajid Javid on tackling the causes of violent crime.

WE all make them - I made some mistakes - but I never let anyone see I was upset. – World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks who died this week.

I AM glad he saved my header - because that act was the start of a friendship between us that I will always treasure. – Football legend Pele reflects on the ‘miracle’ save by Gordon Banks in the 1970 World Cup.

IT’S time to confront head-on the fact that much of social media has become a sewer. – Sarah, Duchess of York.

I AM to beat this in 90 minutes with no extra time and penalties. – Former Manchester United and Wales star Mickey Thomas on his vow to beat stomach cancer.

THERE’S nothing wrong with being gay. – England captain Joe Root’s response to West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel during an on-field exchange in the third Test.

MUSIC helps us share ourselves, our dignity and sorrows, our hopes and joys, it allows us to hear one another, to let each other in. – Michelle Obama at the Grammys.

WELL, it’s everybody sitting around together, you know, a couple of guitars, a piano, a typewriter, and just like locking eyes. – Lady Gaga on song-writing.

THE last time it got rebuilt was because it caught fire and burnt down, so we don’t want to wait until that point. – Commons leader Andrea Leadsom on the restoration of the Houses of Parliament.

TO talk but fail to act risks our nation being seen as little more than a paper tiger. – Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson says Britain must be prepared to take military action against countries that “flout international law”.

I THINK Ringo is the only one who gets away. – Michael D Higgins, president of Ireland, talked about the Irish ancestry of the Beatles during a visit to Liverpool.

CAUTION: Wet Paint - Sorry for the incontinence. – Warning sign spotted in a hotel in Boscombe, Dorset.