“Individually we can all make a difference, but together we can make an impact.”

Captain of the Seattle Seafair Pirates

Doug “Barnacle” Kuehne presenting a

wheelchair to the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens

“I have ... presented my vision for the future, one that is filled with hope and promise, but one which clearly indicates that the government, the wider public sector and the private sector need to act in an effective partnership.”

Premier McKeeva Bush

“Everyone knows things are bad; everybody knows times are hard. What all of us have been waiting for now for more than two and a half long years, was not a detailed analysis of how bad things are ... but rather some indication, some pronouncements by the premier of what the government is doing and what it intends to do to improve the lot of those of us who live here.”

Cayman Islands Opposition Leader

Alden McLaughlin

“They have chosen to sit in the comfortable padded seats in the lounge of the Legislative Assembly; that is their choice.”

Speaker Mary Lawrence on media attending the Legislative Assembly

“We view ourselves as guardians of the culture and we esteem what we do with a level of pride and appreciation for what came before and what is to come.”

Swanky violinist Samuel Rose.

“As a nation, we are proud to honour the men and women who gave their all to assist with the development of these Islands.”

Juliana O’Connor-Connolly on a set of

stamps of Caymanian pioneers