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- 1982_Formula_One_season quote ""...there was heavy rain; as I buttoned up against the elements I chanced to look across to the end of the straight leading into the stadium.".
- 1982_Formula_One_season quote "There was a car—a Ferrari— in the air, 20 feet or so from the ground, its nose pointing skyward. It came down tail first, then began somersaulting, coming to rest finally at the trackside." Journalist Nigel Roebuck describing Pironi's career-ending crash at the 1982 German Grand Prix".
- 1982_Grand_National quote "1.5147648E9".
- 1983_BDO_World_Darts_Championship quote "7.258248E8".
- 1983_Grand_National quote "And it's Corbiere with a furlong to run in the National, being pressed by Greasepaint. Corbiere from Greasepaint, Greasepaint putting in a tremendous run for Ireland ridden by Mr Colin Magnier. It's Greaspaint on the nearside...as they race towards the line. It's Corbiere from Greasepaint and Corbiere has won it!".
- 1984_Grand_National quote "And it's Greasepaint on the far side, Hallo Dandy on the nearside, there's nothing between them as they come to the line. Hallo Dandy on the nearside is just gonna win it, Hallo Dandy has won it!".
- 1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack quote "The Rajneeshees committed the most significant crimes of their kind in the history of the United States ... The largest single incident of fraudulent marriages, the most massive scheme of wiretapping and bugging, and the largest mass poisoning.".
- 1984_anti-Sikh_riots quote "“It seemed easy for [former Prime Minister] Rajiv Gandhi to say, ‘When a giant tree falls, the earth below shakes.’ Our trees fell and we can still feel the tremors.” -Victim whose husband was burned alive during the riots".
- 1985_Grand_National quote "It's Mr Snugfit from Corbiere and Last Suspect putting in a tremendous run towards the near side. It's Mr Snugfit from Last Suspect. Last Suspect is on the near side, and Last Suspect has won it!".
- 1986_Grand_National quote "West Tip has the advantage by 3 lengths from Young Driver. Young driver is striding back, but West Tip is going to hold him back in the National, and as they come to the line, West Tip has won the National!".
- 1987_Grand_National quote "2.9032992E9".
- 1988_British_Grand_Prix quote ""The handling of my car was terrible from the start. Understeer here, oversteer there...I was getting into huge slides, taking huge risks, to run 15th. Why risk a big accident, maybe break a leg or something, and put myself out for the rest of the year - so I can maybe be 12th or something? Everyone does what he wants with his own car and his own life. I know maybe I lost the championship today, but I decided to stop."".
- 1991_Grand_National quote "And it's Garrison Savannah being chased all the time by Seagram, Garrison Savannah by four lengths as they come to the elbow, from Seagram who hasn't given up! Garrison Savannah, with Seagram putting in a tremendous run! Seagram is beginning to get up on the nearside, Seagram has taken it up and he's going to win the National! Seagram, a first ride for Nigel Hawke, has won the National!".
- 1992_Indianapolis_500 quote ""Al Unser, Jr. has the lead, one more turn to go...here they come, coming to the finish line, Bob Jenkins, who's gonna win it?!""The checkered flag is out...Goodyear makes a move!...Little Al wins by just a few tenths of a second!...perhaps the closest finish in the history of the Indianapolis 500!"".
- 1992_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote "James Hunt: "Some of us horrible cynics yes"".
- 1992_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote "Murray Walker: "Ivan Capelli. This won't of course have done his Ferrari position any good because although Luca Di Montezemolo, the Ferrari boss of both the passenger and the racing car divisions has said Capelli's position is safe; some of us doubted that statement and Capelli has gone off and out of the race, out of fifth position, out of a possible two points for the team"".
- 1992_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote "The team still hadn't made a proper seat for me, so I had taken a beating inside the cockpit, but I kept my foot down and desperately tried to remember where the next corner was. I knew the tunnel was taken flat out on my first lap but as I came back into daylight at 170mph, I was being bounced around so badly, I had double vision and I vividly remember speeding toward the tyre barrier wondering if I should turn left or right. Anyway I was called back to the pits and that was my run for the day.".
- 1992_NSWRL_season quote "For Langer to play as he did, after a week of hearing how St George must stop him, confirms he deserves to be talked about with Peter Sterling and Wally Lewis as one of the three best players of the past decade.".
- 1992_Tooheys_1000 quote ""I'm just really stunned for words, I can't believe the reception. I thought Australian race fans had a lot more to go than this, this is bloody disgraceful. I'll keep racing but I tell you what, this is going to remain with me for a long time, you're a pack of arseholes." Channel Seven's Gary Wilkinson then told Richards he could give the unruly crowd a champagne bath, to which Richards replied "I wouldn't bother."".
- 1993_Grand_National quote "And they're away — oh, and once again the tape has snagged, and it's a recall... It was caught round Richard Dunwoody's neck, the tape. And they've been recalled — but the majority don't realise that it is a recall! They're going down to jump the first, they're going to!".
- 1993_Grand_National quote "So as they race up to the line, in the National that surely isn't, Esha Ness is the winner, second is Cahervillahow, third is Romany King, four The Committee, five is Givus A Buck. Then comes On The Other Hand and Laura's Beau and they are the only ones to have completed in the race that surely never was.".
- 1994_Grand_National quote "It's Moorcroft Boy from Miinnehoma as they come to the elbow but it's still wide open. It's Moorcroft Boy and Miinnehoma and Miinnehoma's travelling the stronger now. Miinnehoma on the far side, and Just So renewing his challenge towards the nearside. It's Miinnehoma now from Just So. Miinnehoma with Just So putting in a tremendous challenge towards the near side! Miinnehoma and Just So as they race towards the line. Miinnehoma is going to win the National from Just So! Miinnehoma has won it! Just So is second and third is Moorcroft Boy.".
- 1994_Scotland_RAF_Chinook_crash quote ""The chances are that if software caused any of these accidents, we would never know. This is because when software fails, or it contains coding or design flaws... only the manufacturer will understand its system well enough to identify any flaws... Step forward the vulnerable equipment operators: the pilots... who cannot prove their innocence. That is why the loss of Chinook ZD576 is so much more than a helicopter crash. To accept the verdict against the pilots is to accept that it is reasonable to blame the operators if the cause of a disaster is not known."".
- 1994_Scotland_RAF_Chinook_crash quote ""There is no evidence of any significant change of course and none of the decision, if any, that the crew made. When the crew released the computer from its fix on the Mull, the pilots knew how close to the Mull they were and, given the deteriorating weather and the strict visibility requirements under visual flight rules they should by that time already have chosen an alternative course. As they had not done so, they could, and, under the rules, should have either turned away from the Mull immediately or slowed down and climbed to a safe altitude."".
- 1994_State_of_Origin_series quote "Still 60 metres to negotiate. Plays the ball back to Meninga, New South Wales offside. Langer to Kevin Walters then the ball goes to Carne. Carne looking to get the pass away. Renouf plucks it out of the sky, he goes down the touch line, the ball to Hancock, Hancock only 30 out. The pass to Darren Smith, the ball to Langer, Langer's only 18 out, the ball to Meninga, Meninga for the line, back to Coyne, Coyne's in! Try! Try! Try!".
- 1995_Brazilian_Grand_Prix quote ""Michael's done a good job to show that he can get over setbacks like that and I've learnt from last year never to underestimate the guy so, the only thing I could say is with reference to the grid is that at least we've got him surrounded as far as the British are concerned, we've got two behind him, one alongside and one ahead."".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote ""A lot of TV networks have realised that qualifying can be a highlight of the weekend. We had 30 countries taking live feed from Silverstone and the viewers were sitting there watching nothing. We have to do something about that and it will be discussed by the F1 commission.".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote ""That final run was more like how I knew it could be done. Just a question of digging a bit deeper a taking a few more risks. It got a bit sideways here and there, and I used too much kerb at the exit of the last corner, but there's no way you can lift even for a fraction of a second. You just have to keep your foot in it and hope that you don't get the car completely on the grass.".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote ""The feeling I got here was fantastic, especially to do it here in England, my own country. The support I got from the fans was fantastic, and I realise now what Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill meant when they talked about it.".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote "After my fastest lap, I could see that I was P1 on the huge television screen alongside the circuit, and thought that was good news. As I drove round, there were fans waving flags all round the circuit and I appreciated that."".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote "As soon as I was in the lead, the crowd starting waving Union Jacks all the way round the circuit, but I just concentrated on the job. I was thinking about the car and everything that could go wrong in the last ten laps. But it all kept going. I should have had a bet on myself, as I was being offered at 25 to 1 for a win, but I didn't do it. I should have had more confidence in myself. But now I think this win should be a good boost for my career and I'll feel a lot more confident from now on."".
- 1995_British_Grand_Prix quote "There are two potential solutions. One is to have an aggregate of the Friday and Saturday times, meaning that teams have to perform regardless, and the second is to have qualifying on Saturday only. It is just my opinion, but I'd prefer the second option. You could have timed sessions on Friday which did not count for the grid because, to me, Friday is a huge waste of time."".
- 1995_European_Grand_Prix quote ""It was so pathetic that I just sat there driving along laughing out loud beneath my helmet."".
- 1995_European_Grand_Prix quote ""Today, I decided not to risk starting on slicks because the car felt so critical in these conditions and I wanted to play safe for the championship. When I saw Damon in the wall, I thought that now I had to decide to stay in second place or to push to win and my fans pushed me to try and win the race. When I passed Jean, he was making it as difficult as possible, but there was nothing dangerous or anything. He left room on the outside and we did touch. For me, it is fantastic to win the German Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix [this year] as well as this race in Germany. All four are 'home' events for me and I have been very lucky."".
- 1995_Grand_National quote "They're coming down towards the final fence. It's Royal Athlete the leader towards the right there from Romany King, and then Master Oats in third and four is Party Politics... Is this going to be another one for Jenny Pitman? They're racing towards the elbow. And it's Royal Athlete being chased now by Party Politics, a previous winner. They're coming into the final hundred yards and Royal Athlete is sprinting! Royal Athlete cannot be caught now. Royal Athlete under 24-year-old Jason Titley comes to the line to win it!".
- 1995_Japanese_Grand_Prix quote ""It's a really great feeling now, because I fulfilled the promises that I made to the team at the beginning of the season to get both titles [Drivers' and Constructors']."".
- 1995_Japanese_Grand_Prix quote ""Nobody is more disappointed than myself and the team. We have to investigate why we were not competitive. I was surprised by the performance of the McLaren and even more impressed by Michael's [Schumacher] performance at the end of the session."".
- 1995_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote ""Here, unlike most of the tracks, the driver contributes 60 per cent of the result against 40 for the car. This is because the qualities of the chassis are not so important on these twists and turns. Guts are more important."".
- 1995_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote ""When Michael did his quick lap early in the session, I thought Benetton was seriously back in the groove again and we would be in trouble, but it all unfolded for me. My last run was the nearest to a perfect lap I think I have ever produced. Now I've got my sixth pole and I want to follow that with the sixth win for the Hill family at Monaco."".
- 1995_Pacific_Grand_Prix quote ""For me it was just a case of going out for my last run and trying to do better just in case Michael improved. But it was so close to the end of the session that I had to be out on the circuit; there wasn't time to see if Michael went quicker, then go out and try for a time if he did."".
- 1995_Sugar_Bowl_(December) quote "Hey, if the Hokies were playing Texas in Sarajevo, they'd have sold their allotment of 15,000 tickets and asked for more ... as they did here.".
- 1996_Grand_National quote "Encore En Peu leads with Rough Quest over in second, Young Hustler third. Racing towards the elbow... Encore En Peu from Rough Quest. Rough Quest coming to tackle him towards the nearside. Rough Quest, the Gold Cup second is now striding away! And Rough Quest is going to win the 1996 National! Rough Quest comes up to the line to win it.".
- 1996_Manchester_bombing quote "Coming to Manchester [after the bombing] was a journey I shall never forget. I sat on the train obviously deeply shocked and horrified. I knew that questions would be asked about what we were going to do; what is the right solution. Then I knew what the right solution was – to see this event, horrific as it was, as an opportunity and, no mucking about, we must do things on the grand scale and to the best quality we can.".
- 1996_Orange_Bowl_(December) quote ""For Virginia Tech, this is the biggest game in their history.".
- 1996_Orange_Bowl_(December) quote "They're starving for national recognition."".
- 1996–97_Arsenal_F.C._season quote "Fair play is an English word. It is not a French word, and it has been copied all over the world. Unfortunately, it does not function any more here.".
- 1997_European_Grand_Prix quote "Martin Brundle: "What engines have they got in that Sauber, Murray? Isn't it a Ferrari?"".
- 1997_European_Grand_Prix quote "Murray Walker: "A case of champagne from Ferrari to Sauber for Norberto Fontana. Because the Argentinian newcomer, up from Formula Three, really, really, helped Michael Schumacher on his way there"".
- 1997_European_Grand_Prix quote "Murray Walker: "Well it is, yes. Martin, you are a cynical chap"".
- 1997_Japanese_Grand_Prix quote ""I clearly saw the yellow flag. If they had been waved in a corner, I would have slowed down. But on a straight it was not necessary."".
- 1998_Belgian_Grand_Prix quote "Damon Hill: I'm going to put something to you here, and I think you'd better listen to this.".
- 1998_Belgian_Grand_Prix quote "If we don't race each other, we've got an opportunity to get a first and second, it's your choice.".
- 1998_Belgian_Grand_Prix quote "If we race, if we two race, we could end up with nothing, so it's up to Eddie .".
- 1998–99_Manchester_United_F.C._season quote "I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football, bloody hell.".
- 1999_Australian_Open quote ""She's here with her girlfriend. She's half a man."".
- 1999_FA_Charity_Shield quote "A defeat is a defeat. But I hope that we have as good a season this season as we did last season after losing to Arsenal in last year's Charity Shield.".
- 1999–2000_Arsenal_F.C._season quote "3.155769E8".
- 19:19 quote ""I ... wish that one of these episodes would eventually make every idea in its head come together, instead of seeming like a random collection of interesting facts and cool knowledge, like one of those old Reader’s Digest "fun facts" compendiums, assembled into TV episode form".".
- 1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion quote "C Company was to secure the DZ, destroy the enemy headquarters , secure the SE corner of the DZ, destroy the radio station at Varaville, and blow the bridge over the Divette stream in Varaville. C Coy would then join the battalion at Le Mesnil cross roads. A Company would protect the left flank of 9th Btn during their attack on the Merville Battery and then cover 9th Battalion's advance to the Le Plein feature. They would seize and hold the Le Mesnil cross roads. B Company was to destroy the bridge over the river Dives within two hours of landing and deny the area to the enemy until ordered to withdraw to Le Mesnil cross roads."".
- 2000_Grand_National quote "Coming towards the last in the National. Papillon led over it but here's Mely Moss on the nearside... They're racing towards the elbow and it's the plunge horse Papillon whose found a bit extra. He's sprinted two lengths in front for Ruby Walsh. Battling on in second is Mely Moss. They straighten up for home. A hundred yards left to go! Papillon on the nearside, Mely Moss the farside trying hard to wear him down. It's Papillon holding on with fifty yards left to go. And Papillon wins the Martell Grand National!".
- 2000–01_Arsenal_F.C._season quote ""We are not in March yet and the season is already over. I cannot be very proud of that. This hurts."".
- 2001_Grand_National quote "As they race up now towards the elbow it's Red Marauder who's out in front. Battling on in second is Smarty. Looking well back down the track to try and find Papillon who's been remounted... This is a famous victory for Red Marauder and Richard Guest. Up on the run-in now. The cheers of the crowd, they are applauding a very brave horse and a great rider. It's a great ride by Richard Guest to go on and win the Grand National on Red Marauder. Red Marauder comes home, alone.".
- 2001–02_Arsenal_F.C._season quote ""I saw something today I never saw last season – we played as a team. It's the most important thing in football."".
- 2002_FA_Community_Shield quote "He's an intelligent boy, makes things simple and gets into the box at the right time.".
- 2002_FA_Women's_Cup_Final quote "It's fantastic that it is live on BBC 1 for the first time. Everybody knows Doncaster Belles, even outside England. It is a team with a fantastic history and we know it won't be an easy job. We will just have to perform.".
- 2003_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""I just can't believe I can now be compared to these women," Serena said of Graf, Margaret Court, Maureen Connolly and Martina Navratilova. "They're such greats and I don't known if I'll accomplish everything they have but to even be in the category of winning four in a row is for me really amazing, it's something I've always dreamed of and wanted to do," Serena added.".
- 2003–04_Arsenal_F.C._season quote ""Some people refuse to appreciate new Arsenal. They still believe this is the side that Nick Hornby said stood for boring and lucky and dirty and petulant and rich and mean. The truth is it is a privilege to watch new Arsenal. They are Prozac for those used to the prosaic."".
- 2003–04_Arsenal_F.C._season quote ""Without a doubt going the whole season unbeaten is my greatest achievement. If you win the championship you feel someone else can come in and do better than you. It was always my dream to go the whole season unbeaten because there's not much more anyone can do to beat that."".
- 2004_Grand_National quote "Hedgehunter's a faller at the last! Clan Royal in front by two or three lengths. Trying hard is now Lord Atterbury on the near side... Clan Royal is veering off. He's running all over the place! Now Lord Atterbury and Amberleigh House on the near side! As they're on the run-in for home it's Clan Royal who's just in front. Now Amberleigh House is absolutely flying down the outside! It might be another one for Ginger McCain! It's Amberleigh House. Amberleigh House is gonna give the Red Rum man another win in the National!".
- 2004_Kumbakonam_School_fire quote ""Oh dear little ones! Oh dear little ones! For you, parents had glorious dream! And You were all immersed in your own dreams Yet, Agni engulfed you and all those dreams Taking you to Almighty's divine presence Usually, departed old parents and buried by sons Whereas, Kumbakanam, saw a sad scene! Crying parents burying burying their little ones!! Oh Almighty! show your grace on those little ones And keep them in Thy holiest presence!! Oh Almighty! bless those parents wailing in grief To have the strength to bear this great loss May Thy compassion and grace pervade all souls And bring down the pain and wipe away the tears Oh Almighty! show your grace on those little ones"".
- 2004_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote ""...I've been waiting so long to win and it came at the best race in Monaco...In the end I just took no risks. I was just doing what I had to do and just responding to the lap times and there was no point taking any risks. Everything was under control...It has been a faultless weekend and it is the best way to win - being on top all weekend"".
- 2004_Monaco_Grand_Prix quote ""...Where we will end up from our situation is the big question. Monaco is a long race, it's not optimum where we start from, we're not very happy about that, but what can you do?"".
- 2004_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""I'm very angry and bitter right now. I felt cheated. Shall I go on? I just feel robbed," a composed Williams said, laughing a bit. "At first, I thought it was another Wimbledon conspiracy."".
- 2004_World_Series quote "Back to Foulke, Red Sox fans have longed to hear it: The Boston Red Sox are World Champions!".
- 2004_World_Series quote "Down the right field line, into the corner it is fair! And a three-run home run, Ortiz has done it again!".
- 2005_FA_Community_Shield quote ""Our strength is that we can mix it up. We can play football, or we can ask for a longer ball. Playing a long-ball game does not mean you show a lack of quality. We have different qualities – that is one of our strengths."".
- 2005_Grand_National quote "Ruby Walsh has sailed over the last in front on Hedgehunter... They're at the elbow in the National. Ruby Walsh is going strongly. He's six lengths clear of Royal Auclair and Simply Gifted... and Ruby Walsh is going to win the Grand National! Fell at the last last year but too good for them this time! Hedgehunter wins it, a second Grand National for Ruby.".
- 2005_Liberty_Bowl quote "Until Nov. 19, it went very well. At the end, it didn't go very well. We had a very, very good season going and we didn't finish the way we wanted to. But I'm not going to take anything away from this football team. We played at a very high level in many games this year, and it was never from lack of effort.".
- 2005_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""I didn't deserve to win the way I played," Williams said after her victory. "My serve was horrible. I've worked really hard on it. It's just, I'm a perfectionist, and I played really bad. I don't see too many positives out of except I think I ran well for it on some dropshots. That's about it."".
- 2006_Chicago_Bears–Arizona_Cardinals_game quote ""My doctor was very happy. He called me, said: 'You know what? That kind of game, with blowing up like that was a very good stress reliever', and my wife agreed."".
- 2006_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""All I could think was that I so didn't want to be there, at just that moment. On the court. In Melbourne. Fighting for points I didn't really care about, in a match I didn't really care about. So what did I do? I cried. Right there on court... It started during one of the changeovers, but it continued when I went back out to play, an it was such a low, desparing, desperate moment for me. I don't know how I managed to keep playing, but I kept playing, because that's just what I did."".
- 2007_(album) quote "No matter how many times you listen to 2007, you just can't quite get a hold of what’s going on or where you will end up. One day you need volume to ‘get it’, the next intimacy and quiet. Another day it's all too slow and without flesh, the next it is pure sculptured genius.".
- 2007_Grand_National quote "It's Silver Birch who takes the lead as they race towards the elbow... Slim Pickings is raising another effort and McKelvey is running home like a train down the outside. Silver Birch in front with a hundred yards to go in the National. Slim Pickings and down the outside, McKelvey flying hard. It's Silver Birch in front though! And Silver Birch wins the National, from McKelvey in second, and Slim Pickings is third.".
- 2007_Greek_forest_fires quote ""The reward is set between €100,000 and €1,000,000 for every [act of] arson, depending on whether death or serious injury occurred and the size of the damage."".
- 2007_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""All she had to do was show up. I don't think I've ever played so bad in the quarters of a grand slam", said Williams. "I'm always saying I want to peak at the right time but I didn't have any peaks today. I've never played so hideous and horrendous. I just stood back and let her take advantage of me. I was just making all the errors and playing like a maniac."".
- 2007_Serena_Williams_tennis_season quote ""Normally she needs a rest after two weeks of tournaments", Schnyder said. "But I like that she came here and tried."".
- 2007_State_of_Origin_series quote ""This could be the start of a Queensland dynasty."".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "Every issue that matters to writers, including Internet reuse, original writing for new media, DVDs, and jurisdiction, has been ignored. This is completely unacceptable.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "For a writer to give up today's money for a nonexistent piece of the future — they should do it in three years, shouldn't be doing it now — they are misguided; they should not have gone on the strike.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "If they gave us everything we had on the table right now, if they gave us everything we wanted—everything—and they then made a deal with the DGA and matched it, which is what they'll do, and then they made a deal with the Screen Actors Guild and tripled it, which is typically what happens…if they did that—if they gave us everything—on a company-by-company basis they would be giving all of us less than each of their CEOs makes in a year. And in some cases, a lot less.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The WGA organizers are grasping for straws and have never had a coherent strategy for engaging in serious negotiations. The AMPTP may have different companies with different assets in different businesses, but they are all unified in one common goal – to reach an agreement with writers that positions everyone in our industry for success in a rapidly changing marketplace.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The negotiations between the AMPTP and the WGA are at an impasse because the WGA has continued to press a series of unreasonable demands that have nothing to do with new media and the real concerns of most working writers.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The numbers speak for themselves and show that the WGA leadership is totally out of touch with the impact of their foolhardy tactics. Figures don't lie, liars figure.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "They claim there’s no money in the Internet. That’s a shell game.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "This is not over. Nor is it close. Until the moment it is over, it can never be close. Because if we see the finish line we will flag and they are absolutely counting on us to do that. In the room, reason. On the streets, on the net, I say reason is for the 'moderates'. Remember what they've done. Remember what they're trying to take from us. FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "We are ready to meet at any time and remain committed to reaching a fair and reasonable deal that keeps the industry working, but the DVD issue is a roadblock to these negotiations.".
- 2008_Abu_Kamal_raid quote "[in response to U.S. claims that the raid was conducted to strike at an Al Qaeda operative] "This is lies from the United States... Killing civilians in international law means terrorist aggression. We consider this criminal and terrorist aggression."".
- 2008_Australian_Grand_Prix quote ""I am pleased to qualify third, but there is still room for improvement. It was a fairly smooth lap, and the balance of the car felt good. At the end I didn’t nail a perfect lap, but throughout the weekend I have just been taking things steady, not making any mistakes and keep pushing harder and harder. Last year I didn’t make the best start to the season, so today’s result is a great beginning to my career as a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver."".
- 2008_Australian_Grand_Prix quote ""Shortly after we called Rubens in for the second of two planned pit stops, Timo Glock had a crash and the safety car was deployed. We had no alternative but to continue to bring him in because he was out of fuel, although we realised that the pit lane was going to be closed due to the safety car and that this would result in a ten-second stop-go penalty. During the pit stop the lollipop was lifted just a fraction early while the fuel hose was just coming off the car. After the pit stop Rubens exited the pit lane when the lights were still red and obviously this is in breach of the regulations. A tough set of circumstances after an otherwise very committed drive by Rubens."".
- 2008_Australian_Grand_Prix quote "“That wasn't too bad. There was probably a few different fuel loads out there so it's hard to know exactly where we are. There are definitely four cars that are quicker than us, so we'll get our heads down this evening and work on the race information before qualifying tomorrow. It's pretty windy out on the track, but it's an issue for everyone."".