Quotes of The Week
-
Quotes of the week
“They went very much beyond the limit.” Pyrotechnics inspector Servolo Delicata on how the Għarb factory, where an explosion killed six people, should never have had so many fireworks stored in one place. “He managed to twist my arm.” Outgoing...
-
Quotes of the week
“Islam should become the religion of all of Europe.”Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi speaking at a lecture that 500 women paid to attend. “I’m a woman of principle.”Sandra Camilleri, who recently resigned from the PN to back ousted Sliema mayor Nikki...
-
Quotes of the week
“Intolerable to exploit vulnerable situations.”A Health Ministry statement on the scam run at Mater Dei Hospital saying the government will act against those who commit any abuse. “Arguments put forward by particular people, be they ‘Curia...
-
Quotes of the week
“We are united in our loss with our greater family.”The de Marco family on how the public’s outburst of respect and love helped them deal with the loss of President Emeritus Guido de Marco. “I know judges who are 80 years old and... possibly...
-
Quotes of the week
“I feel I have been born again.”President Emeritus Guido de Marco on emerging from a critical condition – 24 hours later he died in his sleep after his heart failed. “When things took a wrong turn... he would relentlessly say keep...
-
Quotes of the week
“Strickland House... is poised to mark another important landmark.” Former The Times editor Victor Aquilina on how the multimedia company was changing with the times and moving to a new printing house in Mrieħel. “We have found in you a pillar of...
-
Quotes of the week
"No legal force." The European Court of Human Rights' criticism of the Maltese system that failed to protect an Algerian immigrant from an unnecessarily long detention period. "There is nothing which goes against EU laws." European Commission...
-
Quotes of the week
"Better to die at sea than return to Libya... that place is hell."A Somali immigrant recounting what happened when Maltese soldiers allegedly told them they would be left on the sinking dinghy if they refused to board the Libyan ship during a joint...
-
Quotes of the week
"It's as if they are urinating on the grave of our founder member." Malta Employers Association director general Joe Farrugia reacting to the government's decision to nominate Vince Farrugia, GRTU director general, as an employer representative on...
-
Quotes of the week
"Presidents come and go but there will always be people in need."President George Abela urging people not to cast doubts on the Malta Community Chest Fund in the light of recent controversies surrounding his office. "We cannot allow our religious...
-
Quotes of the week
"Unacceptable... to swear in public, even in a theatre as part of a script." Mr Justice Joseph Zammit McKeon justifying the Classification Board's decision to ban the play Stitching. "Does that mean we should stop all the US films coming to Malta?"...
-
Quotes of the week
"Lawyers had grown accustomed to a certain luxury." Chamber of Advocates vice-president Edward Gatt describing how retiring judge Joseph Galea Debono had expeditiously concluded trials by jury to ensure justice was not delayed. "I made an...
-
Quotes of the week
"University students are of sufficient maturity to be proactive." University of Malta Academic Staff Association pointing out that while more had to be done to improve lecturers' skills, students themselves had to be proactive. "It is terrorism at...
-
Quotes of the week
"The Church is not there to dictate law but to help people discover God's grace."Archbishop's delegate for Catechesis, Fr Renè Camilleri, reacting to the Gozo Bishop's statement that people in moral disorder cannot receive Holy Communion as this...
-
Quotes of the week
"What happens in the bedroom often ends up before the state..." Social Affairs Committee chairman Edwin Vassallo on how the government ended up paying the consequences of what went on in bedrooms. "Offensive and insensitive." The Broadcasting...
-
Quotes of the week
"It is very sad how callous and discriminatory we can be." Dominican priest Ġwann Xerri on how upset he felt that the debate on cohabiting couples and Holy Communion was being misconstrued. "You betrayed us... What about eco-Gozo?" A Qala resident...
-
Quotes of the week
"It's fantastic... You can't really describe it."Marco Cremona on conquering Everest and becoming the first Maltese, together with Gregory Attard and Robert Gatt, to reach the summit of the mountain. "They have their conscience and I have...
-
Quotes of the week
"We had to give government a clear message we will not put up with arrogance." Labour leader Joseph Muscat on his party's actions in Parliament following the controversial vote on the Delimara power station extension. "Serious MPs do not act like...
-
Quotes of the week
"I am broken..."Nationalist MP Mario Galea, who mistakenly voted in favour of an opposition parliamentary motion on the power station contract. "The Chair is being led by remote control by the Prime Minister."Opposition leader Joseph Muscat on the...
-
Quotes of the week
"An insult." Human rights activist Bianca Zammit reacting to Israeli Ambassador Gideon Meir's remarks that "innocent civilians" such as herself were being used by Palestinians for political purposes. "I have no difficulty in publishing the...
