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I was said a few weeks ago to be on 24-hour suicide watch. I don't even know how to spell the word - The Duchess of York

The Lord Chancellor is not a shoot-from-the-hip, rent-a-quote politician on the make - Tory MP Jerry Hayes

We have seen a parliament composed largely of parliamentary pygmies accepting a slide towards being little more than a provincial assembly with subordinate powers to legislate over a shrinking portion of our national affairs - Lord Tebbit on the growing influence of Europe on Britain

Behind the facade of unity and discipline the reality is that Tony Blair's position as leader of the Labour Party is weaker than any leader in memory - an unnamed "senior Labour MP" in a column in the political weekly "Tribune"

Males have the ability to enjoy multiple orgasms, three of them, one after the other, and each lasting about one and a half hours - Dr Michael Majerus of Cambridge University, talking about ladybirds

My motto is: when in doubt buy shoes. All my shoes are my favourites the day I buy them. It's a bit like a man chasing blondes - TV presenter Marcelle d'Argy Smith

It's definitely best to go out on a high - Mastermind of 1995 Kevin Ashman on the decision to axe the show