Though sure you'd agree it's rather unfortunate no one will allow you to quote them on the record.

Can you give, or obtain from your father, any information on this head, and allow me to quote your authority?

Allow me to quote the summit in Nice as an example.

Allow me to quote a few examples of Union activities in this sector.

Allow me to quote some examples of the ways in which they are not so respected and represented.

Allow me to quote a small example from my own country to illustrate my point.

I hope you will therefore allow me to quote the German expression '.

Allow me to quote from one of these reports.

From that point of view, allow me to quote just one figure.

Allow me to quote the great poet in his own language: