Quote Unquote
“I had to do the green man. I just couldn’t resist.”
Mick Jagger, who dressed in green for the Rolling Stones gig in Dublin in September. –
The Irish Voice.
“He was more than wise. In a garden full of weeds [he was] the oak tree.”
Bono on the death of music legend Johnny Cash who sang “The Wanderer” on U2’s 1993 Zooropa album. –
The Irish Voice.
“Some people want to make the choice of being able to have a cigar or a pipe or a cigarette after dinner and they should be provided with an opportunity to do that.”
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in an interview on Irish radio about the proposed ban on smoking.
“Times change. When you’re in your early 60’s, 70 seems a long way off. I really love what I’m doing, and, thank God, I still have my health and my energy and enthusiasm.”
John J. Sweeney who said that he would seek another four-year term as president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. –
The New York Times.
“The tragedy is that our troops are paying with their lives because the administration failed to prepare a plan to win the peace.”
Senator Edward Kennedy who has rendered a harsh judgement against the Bush administration over Iraq. –
The New York Times.
“It’s nice to be back. It’s nice to be anywhere!”
– Keith Richards who treated Rolling Stones fans to his very own rendition of “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.” –
The Irish Voice.
“He was a remarkable intellectual with the courage to allow that intellect to take him wherever it would go. What did he accomplish? He shaped the national debate for 30 to 40 years.”
Bob Kerrey speaking at a September 30 memorial for Daniel Patrick Moynihan on the 6-month anniversary of his death.
“My need for him to love me is pretty absurd, and unlike anyone I’ve ever worked with. I remember being 18 and watching him and he was 18, too. It’s very odd to have such reverence for him and have him be a contemporary.”
Rosie O’Donnell on Boy George, who stars in Taboo, the story of the 1980s club scene in London. For his part, Boy George, whose real name is George O’Dowd, said, “I wouldn’t be very good at pretending to be her friend if I wasn’t. At the end of the day, God bless her, because she brought the show to New York.” –
The Daily News.
‘Wow, you think, this guy is an amazing actor, but such expressions of amazement have been bubbling up with increasing frequency, for 20 years.”
A.O. Scott on Bill Murray’s performance in Lost in Translation. –
The New York Times.
“History suggests that nothing is permanent. It would be tragic or worse if history looked back at this period and said we did not use our power wisely.”
Richard N. Haass, former advisor to President Bush, on Ireland and new president of the Council on Foreign Relations. –
The New York Times.
“I have had nightmares about his face. I could not believe how young he was and how pathetic he looked.”
Soldier U, during testimony at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, who shot and killed a young man at the Rubble Barricade. –
The Sunday Independent.
“Archbishop O’Malley’s role was pivotal. If he had not been present on Sunday, these cases would not have settled. He has a way with people, and he was able to make phone calls and arrange the money and several of the other conditions.”
Roderick MacLeish, a lawyer commenting on the Archdiocese of Boston’s agreement to pay $85 million to settle almost 550 lawsuits by people who say they were sexually abused by priests.
–The New York Times.
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