Caught greed, bowled Satan
In a moment of stupidity and weakness I allowed Satan and the world to
dictate terms to me. â Hansie Cronje, sacked as South African cricket
captain after admitting to taking money from a bookmaker.
Genetically PC?
The army is trying to paint me as a rebel and a terrorist, even though
I'm a Fijian. â Fijian terrorist George Speight.
What are the odds?
There are no plans to sack further people at SOCOG. Obviously, if someone
does something terrible between now and then, maybe something will happen.
â SOCOG's deputy chief executive, Michael Myers, after SOCOG sacked three
of its managers a week earlier.
Tranquility
Nothing much happened. â Major General Kiki Syahnakri, Indonesia's senior
commander in East Timor, commenting last week on the events during the
18 days of martial law after East Timor's independence vote last August.
Seems likely
I expect our relationship with the United States to continue ... and even
be strengthened. â Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, on US criticism
of his undemocratic re-election.
Circulation
The circulation of state-owned shares is only a matter of time. â China's
minister for finance, Xiang Huaicheng, commenting on June 14 on China's
$20 billion fire sales of state-owned companies.
Private security
It is rational to cash some state assets to raise funds for social security
purposes. â Xiang Huaicheng again.