“Do not resuscitate.”
Tattoo on the chest of 80-year-old Australian doctor, Albert Cutter, who says he has resuscitated enough people to know that it’s not what he wants (The Herald Sun, Melbourne, 8 March)
“People text message because they don’t want to deal with a response.”
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland bemoaning the decline in communication skills caused by modern technology (The Observer, London, 6 March)
“Don’t leave out pet food at night, and you know, don’t leave your pets out at night either.”
National Park Service ranger Ken Ferebee advising Washington DC residents on the encroachment of coyotes into the city (Reuters, 4 March)
“I might take a shower, and I wouldn’t mind finding a toilet. There are just certain things that are missing on this aircraft.”
What Steve Fossett missed most during his record-breaking round-the-world flight (The Guardian, London, 4 March)
“We still haven’t used our last miracle weapon. In one or two strikes, New York and London will disappear.”
SS chief Heinrich Himmler boasting of the power of the Nazis’ nuclear weapon in 1945 (The Times, London, 5 March)
“Although China has many women aviators now, none of them meets the minimum requirement.”
Qi Faren, designer of China’s first manned spacecraft, on why there are no female taikonauts (People’s Daily Online, 7 March)
