Measles
"It's as if she's got the measles or something." — A Fremantle Labor voter, quoted in the
Bulletin, puzzling over why Carmen Lawrence has not been more prominent in the Labor election campaign.
Less majesty
"The proportion of people [in Britain] believing Britain is better off with the monarchy has been falling steeply for 12 years; in April 1984, it was 77 per cent ... and now it is down to 34 per cent." — Peter Wilby and Nick Cohen in the
Independent. Greatly improved
"Before, I would take him for granted. Now, he is with me all the time. The longer he is dead, the more perfect he becomes." — Imelda Marcos on the preserved corpse of her late husband, former dictator of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos.
Vote for not-them
"Most voters are motivated more by their dislike of the party they reject than their liking for the party they support, according to a Newspoll survey." — The
Australian, February 21.
While working 70 hours a week
"By the year 2000, I would like to see an Australian nation that feels comfortable and relaxed about their history, I'd like to see them comfortable and relaxed about the present, and I'd also like to see them comfortable and relaxed about the future." — John Howard, asked in a
Four Corners interview about his "vision" for the year 2000.
Go on, try!
"We can't pull up our drawbridges and withdraw back into our own continent." — US former general and current presidential non-candidate Colin Powell.