Let Us Now With Thankfulness®

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"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.'

The Social Contract. Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).


"A spectre is haunting Malaysia. The spectre of corruption, racial bigotry and religious intolerance!"

Anon.

“I’ve just watched the replay and there is absolutely no doubt – it’s inconclusive” GARTH CROOKS BBC1 “Dimitar Berbatov doubles his goal tally in the league this season from one to three” GUY MOWBRAY BBC1 “Armand Traore at right-back is having a holocaust at the moment.” TONY CASCARINO Sky Sports 1 “He’s seized this game by the scruff of his teeth.” JAMES BURRIDGE Radio 5 Live “The trouble is, this sort of transfer window... it sort of creates a window where transfers have to be done.” GARY NEVILLE Sky Sports 1 “You had an accident when you were 21, when you were hit by a car. What impact did that have on you?” JENNI MURRAY Radio 4 “These new tests are making disabled people jump through hoops” JEREMY VINE SHOW Radio 2 “Beckham is no rocket surgeon…” PADDY O’CONNELL BBC Radio 4 “Didier Drogba’s had malaria, so he’s not 100 percent fit for whatever reason…” GLENN HODDLE Sky The thing about Drogba is that he scores when he doesn’t even play, if that’s possible." IAN WRIGHT Sky Sports "He never blinks with his eyes…" RAYMOND VAN BARNAVELD BBC1 "And Domenech only has one more throw of the dice up his sleeve." COMMENTATOR BBC 1 "We’ve got to go home, sort ourselves out, get fit, and come back next year. " JOHN TERRY BBC 1 "His [Gerrard’s] first touch was perfect. His second was even better." ANDY TOWNSHEND ITV "That finish was cool, calm and personified. " JOHN CHAMPION ITV "They call him The Cannibal because of his icy concentration. " COMMENTATOR NBC (USA) "He is one of those players happy to put his head in where others fear to tread." PETER DRURY ITV1 "During her imprisonment, she gave birth to two girls aged 11 and 15."

SHAUN LEY

BBC Radio 4

"Of course mistakes are made – some are even accidental."

GRAHAM TAYLOR

Channel 5

"Everyone in Israel is literally glued to their radio and television sets." "It’s hard to put my thoughts in their shoes." ALEX GRAY (CHILDLINE) Radio 1 "We have to remember that horses are only human…"

MIKE TUCKER

BBC2

"This new ball… literally explodes off the player’s foot."

JAMIE REDKNAPP

Sky Sports

"Damiano Cunego literally tore the legs off his teammate, Gilberto Simone, in the 2004 Giro d’Italia."

DAVID HARMON

Eurosport

"He has been the victim of his own downfall."

DC DAVID BEBB, WEST MIDLANDS POLICE

Birmingham Mail website

"He plucked the ball out of the air like a salmon."
RAY FRENCH
BBC1

"He is in fact being released to die – something which should have happened years ago."
RONNIE BIGGS’S SOLICITOR
Radio 4

"Are they putting their finger on the nail here?"
SHELAGH FOGARTY
Radio 5 Live

"Did your great-grandfather have any children?"
FERN BRITTON

ITV1He was a wonderful man, as was his wife."
SEAN RAFFERTY
Radio 3

"He’ll put the wind up you when he gets his bit between his tail. "
GEOFFREY BOYCOTT

Radio 5 Live Extra "I’m currently writing a screenplay that I haven’t started yet."
SERENA WILLIAMS
BBC

"Yes, the wind is coming from Federer’s end…"
COMMENTATOR
BBC

"Two Spanish flags for the crowd to see – one of them Japanese… "
CARLTON KIRBY
Eurosport

"You can never say never, unless you say never yourself."
EMILE HESKEY
TalkSport

"Roy Keane: a personification of himself, in a way."
MATT JACKSON
Radio 5 Live

"…putting their snouts in the gravy train…"
DAME ANN LESLIE
ITV