They said it.

Aside

‘The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.’ Victor Lewis-Smith

‘Quotations will tell the full measure of meaning – if you have enough of them.’

James Murray.

‘Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.’ Dave Barry

‘The world is disgracefully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.’

Ronald Firbank.

‘Men don’t care what’s on TV. They only care what else is on TV.’ Jerry Seinfield

‘A man can sleep around but if a woman makes 19 or 20 mistakes she’s a tramp.’ Joan Rivers.

‘Sex is the poor man’s polo.’ Clifford Odets

‘The majority of husbands remind me of an orang –utan trying to play the violin.’

Honore De Balzac

‘Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your mid section unprotected.’

Robert Orben

‘I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.’

Ronald Reagan.

The Answer

Sir Paul Stephenson, the new Commissioner for New Scotland Yard and I both went to the same school – Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School – although not at the same time – I’m senior to him. The second thing we have in common is that neither of us went to university. I shall be taking note.