“Legally correct but illogical.”

Lawyers reacting to a magistrate’s decision to order police to charge six Birdlife activists with illegal possession of dead protected birds.

“We are acting very prudently... and we don’t want any information to be used against his interests.”

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat conceding that the government could be criticised for not speaking out immediately after retired army captain Martin Galea was abducted by Libyan rebel militia.

“The government should leave no stone unturned in its efforts to secure Martin Galea’s release.”

Opposition leader Simon Busuttil declaring his party’s support after the Maltese worker was taken hostage.

“This farce must stop.”

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo on the importance of introducing stronger deterrents against parents who ignore child truancy fines.

“Appoġġ was less able to take care of the children than the mother.”

Magistrate Joanne Vella Cuschieri lambasting the care agency over the way it handled the case of the German children who were secretly flown out of Malta.

“There’s something wrong with your parenting. We did not eat à la carte when we were raised.”

Paediatrician Victor Grech is exasperated at parents who visit his clinic with no inkling that their child is fat or that soft drinks are harmful.

“He used to joke that after his death it would be appropriate to refer to him as the late Guido de Marco.”

European Commissioner Tonio Borg fondly recalling his personal encounters with President Emeritus Guido de Marco who loved life and people so much that he was always late for appointments.