“'Civilians' is a term I love. It's what Elizabeth Hurley used to describe people who weren't on TV.” Quote by Alan Carr
“A modest critique of an age in which an actor is the President, in which fashion models are asked for their opinions, in which getting into a nightclub is seen as a significant human achievement.” WorldHumansAgeAmericaActorsPresidentOpinionModernFashionAchievementModelsSignificantModestModern WorldCritiqueNightclubsFashion Model Author:Jay McInerney
“Celebrity is a national drama whose characters' parts and plots are written by the tabloids, gossip columnists, websites and interactive buttons. The famous don't actually have to turn up to their own lives at all.” WorldCharacterAmericaTurnsWrittenModernDramaPlotGossipButtonsModern WorldWebsiteTabloidsColumnistsInteractive Author:A. A. Gill
“During the Vietnam War, which lasted longer than any war we've ever been in - and which we lost - every respectable artist in this country was against the war. It was like a laser beam. We were all aimed in the same direction. The power of this weapon turns out to be that of a custard pie dropped from a stepladder six feet high.” WorldWarCountryAmericaArtistTurnsLostFeetModernSixWeaponsVietnamPieModern WorldRespectableVietnam WarBeamLasersCustard Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“At its heart, this book touches on a mystery of economics: what exactly is happening in our world, and why does it often work so well? As the authors show, apparently messy systems - such as untidy desks - actually exhibit a high degree of order: the piles of paper are close to hand, and the most important documents tend to make their way to the top while un-needed ones sink to the bottom. If the mess works, why mess with it?” IfsWorldWayWellsHeartDoeImportantBookShowsHandsAmericaOrderMysteryModernNeededDegreesPaperHappeningsEconomicsBottomMessOur WorldDesksDocumentsModern WorldMessyExhibitsWhy MeExactly Is Author:Nicholas Blincoe
“Here is the full list of the banned words I used: active homosexual; career women; Third World; blacks; Asians; Australasia; Bangalore; primitive African tribes; crippled; in a wheelchair; hare lip; ethnic minorities; handicapped; spinster; committed suicide; gypsies; Bombay; illegitimate daughter; air hostess; Siamese twins; Calcutta; deaf ears; illegal asylum seeker; province of Northern Ireland; grandmother; bachelor.” WorldAmericaUsedCareersAirModernDaughterEarsThirdsSuicideLipsCommittedActiveListsMinoritiesGrandmotherIllegalIrelandPrimitiveTwinsTribesHomosexualDeafModern WorldSeekersProvincesThird WorldGypsyAsylumsBannedBachelorsCrippledCalcuttaHaresWheelchairsHandicappedNorthern IrelandBombayHostessesSpinstersCareer WomenDeaf EarsAsylum SeekersBangaloreAfrican Tribes Author:Rod Liddle
“Foxes are rats in expensive coats. What are foxes associated with? Evil, wily, conniving, duplicitous, Fox News - worst news service on the planet and the evilest.” WorldAmericaEvilModernWorstPlanetsNewsExpensiveFoxesCoatsRatsModern WorldFox NewsConniving Author:Rich Hall
“Look at Abi Titmuss. This year she's been tied to more bed posts than David Blunkett's guide dog.” WorldYearsLooksAmericaModernDogBedGuidesPostsTiedModern WorldGuide Dogs Author:Jonathan Ross
“US special forces are closing in on Saddam Hussain but they're afraid to go in. He's hiding out in Tony Martin's farmhouse.” WorldAmericaForceModernSpecialHidingSaddamModern WorldClosingSpecial ForcesHiding OutHussain Author:Patrick Kielty
“I personally guarantee that now that bear wouldn't get past Dover without being shot.” WorldAmericaPastModernBearsShotsGuaranteesModern WorldGuarantees ThatDover Author:David Blunkett
“He was a hateful terrorist who will be missed by all.” WorldAmericaModernTerroristModern WorldHateful Author:Jack Straw
