I should have the same right to speak on the Rossport Five in Co Mayo, or homelessness in Dublin, or drug problems in Limerick, as Michael McDowell or Dermot Ahern have to speak on issues in Belfast or Derry.- Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams says MPs from the North should have the right to speak in the Dáil.
Policies brought you destruction in central London and will bring you more destruction.- A chilling message to Londoners, from Ayman al-Zawahiri, said to be second in command of al-Qaeda.
I told the nation that John Bolton would provide clear American leadership for reform at the United Nations. I told them that he would insist upon results.- President Bush, after his controversial nomination of John Bolton as Washington's ambassador to the UN.
[There would be] a chilling or discouraging effect on good tax-compliant and law-abiding candidates, who would simply prefer to maintain their privacy. - Dermot Gleeson, chairman of AIB, which has expressed concerns about new proposed "fitness and probity" tests for directors and senior managers in the financial services sector.
It'll be a gentle pull with my hand. If that doesn't work, I have some forceps. I'll give slightly more than a gentle pull. - Steve Robinson explains the 90-minute tile-filler repair he will make to the shuttle Discovery while dangling from the International Space Station.
They can take great pride that their mission is accomplished at this point. There is no shame in them standing down. - Tim Collins, a former commander of the Royal Irish Regiment, which is to lose three battalions over the next two years as security is scaled down in the North.
After spending millions on developing the hospital they couldn't get the spelling right. - Mayo TD Michael Ring as it emerges that "Mhaigh Eo" is misspelt outside Mayo General Hospital.
This situation is all about food. There is no civil war here, the government is not obstructive and the people are very friendly. . . they just want to know where the food is. - John O'Shea of Goal, which is distributing aid in famine-hit Niger.
Saturday was like a frenzy and all sorts of things were being spoken about. These agents offered holidays and cash to anyone who would get them to speak with Dolores. - A neighbour of Dolores McNamara, the EuroMillions winner, says estate agents are offering holidays to anyone who can introduce them to the Limerick woman.