*** "I am for no sex before marriage. In fact, those of us who are married have discovered you can live that way after you're married.'' -- Mr. Woolridge in a light-hearted moment during his powerful speech.

*** "You can't upstage him.'' -- Speaker the Hon. Ernest DeCouto, paying tribute to Mr. Woolridge.

*** "If we believe that our young people deserve to grow up to be the best that they can be, then we need to give them the tools that can help them do that.

We must recognise the reality of Bermuda in 1994.'' -- PLP's Ms Jennifer Smith calling for students to be given condoms as well as education on abstinence.

*** "AIDS patients don't need to be quarantined. They need to be hugged, they need to be cuddled -- they need to be genuinely loved.'' -- PLP's Mr. Ottiwell Simmons.

*** "HIV is a form of self-inflicted genocide.'' -- The Hon. Pam Gordon.

*** "It's probably the one topic that seems to have pulled both sides of the House together.'' -- Ms Gordon on AIDS.