˝She couldn't entertain a dead rat, to be honest˝

An Australian concert-goer complains about Whitney Houston's performance at her first Australian concert in 12 years.

PARIS, February 26, 2010 (AFP) - Some of the best quotes of the week from around the world:

TAKING IT PERSONALLY

"All Toyota vehicles bear my name. When cars are damaged, it is as though I am as well."

-- Toyota President Akio Toyoda, writing in the Wall Street Journal ahead of his appearance before a US congressional hearing.

NO NONSENSE

"Iran will not get emotional in responding to these nonsensical comments, since our religious beliefs are against the use of such weapons."

-- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking after a UN report expressed concern it is trying to develop a nuclear warhead.

WAR TALK

The plan "amounts to a declaration of war against the Islamic holy sites in Palestine."

-- Sheikh Taysir al-Tamimi, who heads Palestinian Islamic courts, responding to remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem might be included in a 100 million dollar plan to restore national heritage sites.

SAVE YOURSELVES

"I'm against the idea of a saviour, there's no such thing... I am worried that people have reached such a level of despair that they are waiting for one person to save them, but I would like for Egypt to save itself."

-- Mohamed ElBaradei, former UN atomic watchdog chief and possible presidential candidate in Egypt's 2011 presidential election, speaking on Egyptian television after returning to his homeland.

THE NAME'S LIEBERMAN

"You see too many James Bond movies."

-- Israeli Foreign Minister to journalists in Brussels when asked whether Mossad was involved in the Dubai assassination of Hamas commander Mahmud al-Mabhuh.

AFGHANISATION

"To Afghanise the process, the president changed some articles of the law."

-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's spokesman Siamak Herawi justifies changes to the law that put a key election watchdog under the president's control, much to the dismay of Western diplomats and analysts.

UNCOMFORTABLE WAIT

"Many women said that they feel uncomfortable taking their time in the lavatory knowing that a male is waiting just behind them in line."

-- Spokesman for Japan's All Nippon Airways explains the thinking behind the airline's decision to introduce women-only toilets on international flights from next month.

HOW TO SPEND IT

"We will wait for a few more weeks so that he can calm down before asking him what he wants to do with the money."

-- Vietnamese official on the poverty-stricken 97-year-old man who won up to 400,000 dollars in a lottery, sparking a frenzy among relatives eager to get a piece of his new-found wealth.

THUMBS DOWN, DOWN UNDER, FOR WHITNEY

"She couldn't entertain a dead rat, to be honest."

-- An Australian concert-goer complains about Whitney Houston's performance at her first Australian concert in 12 years, after disappointed fans stormed out, saying the ageing diva failed to hit the high notes and struggled for breath.

PAR FOR THE COURSE

"It's not scaring anyone, it's par for the course in North Queensland."

-- Adrian Lawson, manager of the Willows Golf Resort in the Australian state of Queensland, shrugs off the course's latest water hazard: a lake with a 1.8 metre (six foot) crocodile, nicknamed Steve, which has been lurking on the course for more than a week.

WARNEY'S PANTS SPIN OFF

"Getting up in the morning and putting on a pair of underpants is important for me. And I think a lot of people think like that."

-- Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne unveils his own range of underpants, named "Spinners".

A PIG OF A JOURNEY

"After long-distance transport, the rest can help pigs get rid of tiredness."

-- Local official in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou explains new rules ordering that pigs headed for the butcher get up to a day of rest and relaxation before being slaughtered.