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He must have been pretty unhappy, pretty miserable. What happened to him was clearly a desperate personal tragedy - the details of that are not yet apparent - John Major on the death of the Conservative MP Stephen Milligan

The British Parliament does not give any support to individuals and their families and friendships. It does almost everything it possibly can to cut out any normality from their lives - Emma Nicholson, Conservative MP

There is little satisfaction in a permanent role as a marginal voice, constantly lamenting things which cannot be changed - Bryan Gould, the Labour MP who is leaving politics to return to his native New Zealand

'When in doubt, kick a Kraut' is not a feasible motto for the Conservative Party in the Nineties - David Mellor

Anyone, anyone, shelling Sarajevo must recognise this fact and be prepared to deal with the consequences - President Clinton, referring to Nato's determination to act if it has to

I don't believe in it. I think this is yet another game which the Serbs will get away with - General Jovan Divjak, deputy commander of the Bosnian army, on hopes that the latest ceasefire would end Sarajevo's misery

Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician

It has probably cost me a packet, but Robert Maxwell was kind enough to pay for it by buying my company some years ago - Evan Steadman, after a High Court injunction halted the staging of his musical about the tycoon