Yes I am finally hanging up my boots for good.

I don't like compliments. No. I prefer criticisms; prefer to prove them wrong

I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong.

Get up. Go to work. Play the game. Get showered. Go home.

Winning the Ballon d’Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United.

When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to do.

There have been so many outstanding players I've had as team-mates, but if I had to choose I'd choose Giggsy, he can do anything.

Nobody has ever had to go off following one of my tackles and nobody has broken their leg.

Opinion has ever been stronger than law.

Remembering is only a new form of suffering.

So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.

Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning.

I like art that trusts its audience, that's written for readers who like to work hard. I like art that knows its readers are up to the challenge of interacting with difficult material.

And there's no damage to the car. Except to the car itself.

Not that I want everything right now; but I do want everything.

Appear as you may wish to be

I'm a photographer and my pictures are used in advertising campaigns. But I don't do advertising. Do you hear me? I take pictures. I'm not an advertising agency. I'm not an advertising man.

Godliness is the fragrance of the man who has attained enlightenment.