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He never makes any noise at home ... He is very considerate to his family; he never forgets a birthday - Galina Lebedeva on her husband, Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky
The Church has said all along that a flutter is fine, but the Lottery has gone way beyond that - C of E spokesman
I would have thought that even a little creep like Michael Portillo would have understood that - retired Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill- Norton on the historic importance of Admiralty buildings now earmarked for sale
It's our first day back after Christmas and we don't know where we're at - ITV's 'This Morning' presenter Judy Finnegan after an error-strewn interview with actress Maggie Steed
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