"With Tony Blair it really was like trying to nail jelly to the wall. In contrast, with Gordon Brown, the jelly's already stuck to the wall. It is just a question of taking aim at it." - Former Tory leader William Hague on the relative parliamentary skills of the prime minister and his predecessor
"They leave me alone now. I'm too bleeding old. They are frightened I'll drop dead." - Sir Michael Caine, 74, on the paparazzi
"I'm just a simple president, but I think God created the earth, created the world. I think the creation of the world is so mysterious it requires something as large as an almighty and I don't think it's incompatible with the scientific proof that there is evolution. I happen to believe that evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life." - George W Bush delivers his views on the science versus religion debate
"I am no longer at risk of being called a bloody nuisance. I am a bloody nuisance." - The Prince of Wales on his alleged politicisation
"I got a death threat the other day. I haven't had one for years and was so chuffed somebody thought I was still dangerous." - Former Labour MP Tony Benn
"It is, I fear, impossible to imitate, as it is a product of random and competing forces of nature." - London Mayor, Boris Johnson, on receiving the award for Best Celebrity Hair of 2008
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