“I apologise to passengers. It should never have happened.”
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech expressing regret at the mishaps afflicting the Gozo Channel ferry service in the past week, including delaying the ship for 35 minutes to allow orchestra members to board.
“This will enable me... to begin to try to pick up the pieces of our shattered lives.”
Bank of Valletta chairman Roderick Chalmers in his resignation letter, explaining why he was stepping down after the “tragic loss” of his son.
“It’s broken. It’s a shambles and it’s creating a two-tier justice system.”
Mid-Dlam Għad-Dawl director George Busuttil criticising the legal aid system in Malta where only those who could afford a lawyer got a proper shot at justice.
“You want me to starve.”
The words Pasqualino Cefai said in a Gozo court before he returned to stab two men – a lawyer, and the man he felt was threatening his family’s livelihood.
“Please don’t hype it up. We all have to die one day.”
Maltese doctor Johann de Bono, who lives in the UK and pioneered a drug that prolongs the life of prostate cancer patients, when asked if this was a miracle cure.
“Even if I say so myself, in Malta no one else can do it.”
Artist Paul Vella Critien denying the Luqa sculpture was a phallic symbol, insisting his work was a complex piece of ceramic engineering.