Of all the things broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan will be remembered for, his witting comments will be the best.
Wogan was a long time host of the Eurovision Song Contest and his bone dry humour was loved by many.
Below are few of Wogan's more memorable lines and tributes from those who knew and loved him.
"Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana."
"Get on your toes, keep your wits about you, say goodnight politely when it's over, go home and enjoy your dinner" - Wogan's golden rule of broadcasting.
"Gratuitously hurtful folk declare that I am very popular in hospitals because the listeners in bed there are too weak to reach out and switch me off."
(BBC) Source: BBC
"The price of fame? Who in their right mind would want to pay it?"
"Go out and face the world secure in the knowledge that everybody else thinks they are better looking than they are as well."
"My opinion has the weight of a tonne of feathers."
"So many things I miss. And, you know, I wouldn't have missed them for anything."
"The girls themselves resemble nothing so much as garden rakes, and bad-tempered, pouting garden rakes at that" - On thin models.
"Why do men think they know how to cook outside when they haven't the smallest idea how to go about it indoors?" - On barbecues.
"The only physical adornments which grow bigger with passing years are the nose and ears. The rest, regrettably, diminishes."
"Retirement is coming to all of us, and as my accountant said to me lately, 'You'd better think of taking your pension soon, otherwise it won't be worth your while'."
"Take it easy, life's short enough as it is without rushing it."
Terry, you'll be missed.
(BBC) Source: BBC
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