Faria Alam whined about the invasion of her privacy in yet another lucrative interview earlier this week. There is very good money to be made out of whining about the invasion of your privacy.

Bayern's midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, who scampered around the pitch like an office boy on amphetamines for the last 25 minutes or so.

She'd made him watch every Alien movie. Most of the goriest scenes were accompanied by his dialogue: 'Ach, that's no' - that's just no' right.... Bloody hell, this canna be right.

Believing is not thinking something is true, Shireen. It is acting for the truth.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

I rewind the TV every two minutes. If someone does something interesting, I have to see it over and over again.

I don't like writing in front of a lot of people, it has to be an intimate experience with people I trust.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people mad enough to do something about it.

Condense some daily experience into a glowing symbol and an audience is electrified.

It's no secret - if you know me, have ever met me or have shared a meal with me - that I'm a passionate environmentalist.

The 9/11 strikes left an indelible impact on our minds, but in relative terms, the scale of casualties actually wasn't all that high.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.