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From Donald Trump’s caustic campaign trail to Kanye West’s epic meltdown at one of his concerts, 2016 was witness to some striking quotes. Here are the most memorable ones
The television host while hosting the Emmy Awards in September
This year’s nominees are the most diverse ever, and the only thing we value more than diversity is congratulating ourselves on how much we value diversity. The Oscars are now telling people we’re one of their closest friends — we’re not by the way.
Donald Trump
The now US President-elect boasting at a rally in Iowa in January
I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.
Donald Trump
The billionaire caught on mic talking about women to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush, 2005
I just kiss. I don’t even wait. ... When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p***y. You can do anything.
Lady Gaga
The singer posted this tribute to the victims of a truck attack on Bastille Day in Nice, France, in July
I am praying for you France. When you open your eyes and see chaos, we will close our eyes and see harmony.
Kanye West
The quote was part of a strange eight-minute rant by the singer during an appearance on the Ellen de Genres Show in May
I have ideas that can make the human race's existence — within our 100 years — better. Period.
Kanye West
During an epic meltdown that cut short his Sacramento concert
Right now, press, get ready to write your passive-aggressive Lebron James, racist comments. Season four racist comments. Get ready to have a field day, press. Get ready, get ready. Because the show’s over.
Bob Dylan
After weeks of silence, the musician finally responded to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in October
It’s hard to believe ... amazing, incredible. Whoever dreams about something like that?
Barack Obama
The US President paying tribute to Muhammad Ali who died in June
Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he’d tell you. He'd tell you he was the double greatest; that he'd 'handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail'. But what made The Champ the greatest — what truly separated him from everyone else — is that everyone else would tell you pretty much the same thing. In my private study, just off the Oval Office, I keep a pair of his gloves on display, just under that iconic photograph of him — the young champ, just 22 years old.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese footballer after winning the Ballon d’Or for the fourth time, in December
(In response to the question: Who was the biggest influence on your career?) I was.
Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister hitting back at critics who questioned his demonetisation policy
I know the forces up against me. They may not let me live. They may ruin me because their loot of 70 years is in trouble. But I am prepared.
Melania Trump
Lifted from Michelle Obama’s speech
From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life: that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life.
Marlon Samuels
On Shane Warne
I don’t know why he (Shane Warne) hates me… maybe it’s because my face is real and his is not.
Rahul Gandhi
The Congress Vice-president quoting Urdu poet Allama Iqbal to describe his party’s past and future struggles for the country
Sitaron se aage Jahan aur bhi hain, Abhi Ishq ke Imtihaan aur bhi hain.
Hillary Clinton
Expressing her views on some Donald Trump supporters
To be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables’.
Jutsin Bieber
In an interview with GQ, the pop star talked about the 2013 confiscation of his pet monkey, O G Mally, by German custom officials
I’m not gonna bring him to Germany or travel with it anymore. People are always like, ‘Why did you get a monkey?’ If you could get a monkey, well, you would get a monkey, too! Monkeys are awesome.
Rodrigo Duterte
President, Philippines
I’d go around in Davao with a motorcycle, with a big bike around, and I would just patrol the streets, looking for trouble also. I was really looking for a confrontation so I could kill.
Matteo Renzi
The former Italian Prime Minister, following his resignation after losing a referendum to amend
the constitution in December
A cat on the motorway between Florence and the sea lasts longer than a government.
The television host while hosting the Emmy Awards in September
This year’s nominees are the most diverse ever, and the only thing we value more than diversity is congratulating ourselves on how much we value diversity. The Oscars are now telling people we’re one of their closest friends — we’re not by the way.
Donald Trump
The now US President-elect boasting at a rally in Iowa in January
I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.
Donald Trump
The billionaire caught on mic talking about women to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush, 2005
I just kiss. I don’t even wait. ... When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p***y. You can do anything.
Lady Gaga
The singer posted this tribute to the victims of a truck attack on Bastille Day in Nice, France, in July
I am praying for you France. When you open your eyes and see chaos, we will close our eyes and see harmony.
Kanye West
The quote was part of a strange eight-minute rant by the singer during an appearance on the Ellen de Genres Show in May
I have ideas that can make the human race's existence — within our 100 years — better. Period.
Kanye West
During an epic meltdown that cut short his Sacramento concert
Right now, press, get ready to write your passive-aggressive Lebron James, racist comments. Season four racist comments. Get ready to have a field day, press. Get ready, get ready. Because the show’s over.
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Bob Dylan
After weeks of silence, the musician finally responded to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in October
It’s hard to believe ... amazing, incredible. Whoever dreams about something like that?
Barack Obama
The US President paying tribute to Muhammad Ali who died in June
Muhammad Ali was The Greatest. Period. If you just asked him, he’d tell you. He'd tell you he was the double greatest; that he'd 'handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail'. But what made The Champ the greatest — what truly separated him from everyone else — is that everyone else would tell you pretty much the same thing. In my private study, just off the Oval Office, I keep a pair of his gloves on display, just under that iconic photograph of him — the young champ, just 22 years old.
Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese footballer after winning the Ballon d’Or for the fourth time, in December
(In response to the question: Who was the biggest influence on your career?) I was.
Narendra Modi
The Prime Minister hitting back at critics who questioned his demonetisation policy
I know the forces up against me. They may not let me live. They may ruin me because their loot of 70 years is in trouble. But I am prepared.
Melania Trump
Lifted from Michelle Obama’s speech
From a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life: that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life.
Marlon Samuels
On Shane Warne
I don’t know why he (Shane Warne) hates me… maybe it’s because my face is real and his is not.
Rahul Gandhi
The Congress Vice-president quoting Urdu poet Allama Iqbal to describe his party’s past and future struggles for the country
Sitaron se aage Jahan aur bhi hain, Abhi Ishq ke Imtihaan aur bhi hain.
Hillary Clinton
Expressing her views on some Donald Trump supporters
To be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorables’.
Jutsin Bieber
In an interview with GQ, the pop star talked about the 2013 confiscation of his pet monkey, O G Mally, by German custom officials
I’m not gonna bring him to Germany or travel with it anymore. People are always like, ‘Why did you get a monkey?’ If you could get a monkey, well, you would get a monkey, too! Monkeys are awesome.
Rodrigo Duterte
President, Philippines
I’d go around in Davao with a motorcycle, with a big bike around, and I would just patrol the streets, looking for trouble also. I was really looking for a confrontation so I could kill.
Matteo Renzi
The former Italian Prime Minister, following his resignation after losing a referendum to amend
the constitution in December
A cat on the motorway between Florence and the sea lasts longer than a government.