“A very tough decision.”

Air Malta CEO Peter Davies as 58 Selmun Palace Hotel workers became the first casualties of a drastic restructuring process to keep the national airline afloat.


“Let us separate men from the boys.”

Opposition leader Joseph Muscat as he prepared to delete any reference to his pay packet after a number of Nationalist MPs said they could not vote in favour of the motion because it focused too much on his salary.


“A fairly horrific burden for an 11-year-old.”

Disgraced US congressman Mark Foley recounting how as an altar boy he was weighed down by Gozitan priest Fr Anthony Mercieca’s alleged threat not to speak about the sexual abuse or he would kill himself.


“He should be known as Cinderella, not the boss of bosses.”

Lawyer Joe Giglio in defence of former police inspector David Gatt, accused of being a mastermind behind high-profile crimes, who could be eligible for a €137,500 payout for being unfairly dismissed.


“I’m devastated.”

Vet Trevor Zammit reacting to the death of Star, the dog whose horrific tale of torture made international headlines and sparked a protest against animal cruelty.


“It is fully pedestrianised.”

A Rural Affairs Ministry spokesman insisting no vehicles or buses would pass through Bisazza Street, even though Arriva maintained that its contract allows buses on eight of its routes to pass through this road.

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