Who said that? Quotes that made news
Find out the most interesting things (in) famous people say when they are faced with a difficult situation - in this case, a flying shoe.
SOLE MAN
"This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog … This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq." --Muntadhar al-Zaidi as he throws two shoes at US President George W Bush at a Baghdad news conference.
LAME DUCK DUCKS
"If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw … I don't know what the guy's cause was. I didn't feel the least bit threatened by it … I didn't have much time to reflect on anything, I was ducking and dodging." -- US President George W Bush talks jokes with reporters after the shoe-throwing incident
NO FOR RONALDO
"You don't think we'd get into a contract with that mob, do you? … I wouldn't sell them a virus. So that's a no — there is no agreement between the clubs."-- An unimpressed Sir Alex Ferguson responds to leaks from Real Madrid that it had allegedly reached a secret agreement with Manchester United to sign Cristiano Ronaldo
NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET
"We must draw on the beneficial fruits of humankind's political civilisation, but we will never copy the model of the Western political system." -- A speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao in which he praised three decades of economic reforms and stressed the Communist Party's intention to maintain its power
WAKEY, WAKEY
"We will crack down on this culture of greed and scheming that has led us to this day of reckoning … We have been asleep at the switch.”-- US President-Elected Barack Obama on what he will do to tackle the global economic crisis
NO SWEET SMELLING ROSE
"You're a little **** and since you've been posting you've pretty much always been a little ****. Blind accusations and insults by an anonymous coward and whiny s**t-stirrer aren't impressive or needed by anyone."-- Rocker Axl Rose doesn't hold back while responding to a fan on an online forum
LAUGH UNTIL IT DOESN'T HURT
"This is what comedy's about: To laugh at the pain, laugh at the confusion, whatever, I mean, you need it. Comedy's always welcome, but especially in times like this. It's like, what else do you want to do? You want to have something positive happen in your life."-- Comedian and movie star Jim Carrey on how jokes can help soothe the global economic crisis
LOVING A LOW TECH LIFE
“I don't own a computer and I don't e-mail. I'm fascinated by people who freak out when they don't get an instant response to an e-mail.”-- Keanu Reeves, who has made a Hollywood career almost entirely out of gadget-filled sci-fi movies. (We wonder if the Oracle saw that coming?)
SMART WAY
"They have taken the smarter route. 'I learn from you, I catch up, then I innovate and I compete with you.' I think that is the way it will have to go."-- Singapore's founding Prime Minister now Minister Mentor, Lee Kuan Yew, reflecting on China's 30 years of economic reform
BUDGIE MAN BUDGES
"This happens with people who start collecting the animals out of love but lose control as they multiply, and find themselves completely overwhelmed."-- Wolfgang Apel, head of Berlin's animal protection services, after a 60-year-old man was found to have kept as many as 1700 pet birds flying freely in his apartment. City workers said the home had been "littered with faeces, feathers and leftover food".
CLEAN UP TIME
"We have to deal with the perception by businesses and industry that corruption here is king …" --Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi addresses Parliament on the setting up of a new anti-corruption body
SOURCE: http://news.sg.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1844707,
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