I was feeling as sick as the proverbial donkey.

At the moment we've only got 16 first-team players and my initials stand for Mick McCarthy, not Merlin the Magician (the new Wolves manager gets the excuses in early!)

I had a nice time over Christmas. I watched EastEnders - blimey, that makes my job look easy!

It wasn't a monkey on my back, it was Planet of the Apes.

Inter have bought the finished article and there's no doubt he can keep improving.

No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret but no, no regrets.

We're football people, not poets, but obviously I'm disappointed with the result.

In an established love of reading there is a policy of insurance guaranteeing certain happiness till death.

To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.

Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

What I remember about being painted was a very severe atmosphere. I remember her intensity and sharp glance.

Java development without a little heresy would be a dull place, and a dangerous one.

I literally have no idea what's to come. I try to just stay in the moment.

I was not cut out to be a rebel.

In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.

Like most people, I've grown a lot more sophisticated in my style choices. I know myself and what suits me better now than I did when I was much younger and feel more comfortable in my own skin.

One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of all.