'I wouldn't pay them a penny. Who would go to a firm like that again to ask them to do that work? I mean, this is a pretty basic thing.' Ken Livingstone, London Mayor, on the city's 2012 logo
"A great voice expresses something and gives you some idea of the personality behind the voice. There's zero personality in the voices of any of the people who sing on these shows like the X factor." Jarvis Cocker, lead singer, Pulp
"You can only get so far without discernable talent - then you either work, or use cheap publicity tricks to keep the public's attention." Actor George Clooney, on heiress and socialite Paris Hilton
"I wish I could've been a rock star. They don't have to talk. Plus they get to sleep all day, do lots of drugs and have sex with anyone they want". Tom Ford, fashion designer for Gucci
"There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, poet, author
"Theres a hole in everything, that's how the light gets in." Spike Milligan, comedian