QUOTES OF THE WEEK
“These are the years that I’m supposed to be focusing on getting a decent education, making friends, going out and living my life, but I can’t even do normal things like open a bank account, because I don’t have an address. I don’t have anything that helps me in life.” ‘Amanda’, a fifth year secondary student, speaking on RTE about feeling as if her life has been stolen due to her family being homeless.
“If Tory MPs split in pursuing their perfect Brexit, they risk ending up with no Brexit at all.” British PM Theresa May
“Marriage is a really beautiful, noble and worthwhile institution, pursuit and endeavour. You create this third entity, this third being that you have to nourish and look after.” Actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
“In the long run, population growth has to come to an end. One reason the population has increased as fast as it has is that people like me are living longer than we did.” TV naturalist David Attenborough (92).
“There is no catfight.” Sarah Jessica Parker denying a feud with her Sex and the City co-star Kim Cattrall.
“Some of your colleagues are pushing the theory that Mr Skripal was almost some kind of human rights activist. He was simply a spy. A traitor to the motherland. He’s simply a scumbag, that’s all.” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sergei Skripal, who survived a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England.
“Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.” Actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
“Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.” Writer Fay Weldon.
“TV is not for the faint of heart.” Actress Julia Roberts.
“I’m such an egotist. I like the attention. Before Bake Off, frankly, if you’d asked most people on the bus if they’d ever heard of me, it would probably only have been those aged over 55.” Prue Leith loves starring in The Great British Bake Off.
“Me, I’m dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it’s the honest ones you have to watch out for.” Actor Johnny Depp.
“I question everything, doubt everything and accuse everything! I’m Albanian so I’m really fiery. I want to experience everything with that person. I love really hard.” Singer Rita Ora on her relationships.
“A wolf whistle isn’t supposed to be allowed now, which is such a pity. I’m sure it will swing back and eventually we’ll be able to flirt away again, but at the moment, I don’t think it’s possible.” Only Fools and Horses star Sue Holderness.
“I find film very difficult and stressful. Only very, very occasionally do I find what I do funny.” Blackadder and Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson.