[The EU executive will] at technical...level find out what the truth is in these stories, ... In that sense, we read more

[The EU executive will] at technical...level find out what the truth is in these stories, ... In that sense, we will check the accuracy of those reports..then further define our stance.

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

I don't want Doug Melvin with money burning a hole in his pocket, ... We're already scouting free agents for read more

I don't want Doug Melvin with money burning a hole in his pocket, ... We're already scouting free agents for next year. But we are not getting free agents if it's not the right fit.

They are dinosaurs. They live on the back of the IRA, but the IRA are finished, and they cannot grasp read more

They are dinosaurs. They live on the back of the IRA, but the IRA are finished, and they cannot grasp it. They won't move on.

It was an important meeting. It was very important to have it, but we still have a lot more work read more

It was an important meeting. It was very important to have it, but we still have a lot more work to do,

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

I like Wagner's music much better than anybody's. It's so loud that one can talk the whole time without people read more

I like Wagner's music much better than anybody's. It's so loud that one can talk the whole time without people hearing you.

At some point the army is going to react and then the LTTE will retaliate. They have set in motion read more

At some point the army is going to react and then the LTTE will retaliate. They have set in motion a process. At some point the bubble is bound to burst and then we do not know what will happen.

In show business, you get chewed up and spit out.

In show business, you get chewed up and spit out.