Quotes of the week from around the world:
An unborn baby is a person, can feel pain, can be psychologically affected by what happens to it . . . The abortion industry might like to deny that . . . But the Irish State should not make that case in court.
- Mr John Bruton, former Fine Gael leader, on the case where an unborn child, Baby O, through its Nigerian mother, is challenging its deportation from Ireland.
I do not believe that they can be in Government and I do not believe that any legitimate Taoiseach can have the support of any organisation that has an illegal army attached to it.
- The Minister for Justice, Mr O' Donoghue, asserting his party's view that it will not accept Sinn Féin TDs' support in the Dáil vote for the job of Taoiseach after the general election
We accept entirely and absolutely the role of the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces in this State.
- Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams
They think they can run, they think they can hide, because they think this country's soft and impatient. But they're gonna continue to learn the terrible lesson that says don't mess with America.
- President George W. Bush
Belief in Christ is absolutely central to our faith.
The Most Rev Walton Empey, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, reacting to views expressed by Dean Andrew Furlong, Dean of Clonmacnoise and rector of Trim - subsequently suspended - that Christ was not the Son of God.
She will mimic anyone and anything. If you shut your eyes, she's as good as Rory Bremner.
- A Master of the Household in Buckingham Palace, talking about Queen Elizabeth
I placed myself at the service of women, of their bodies, of their expressions. I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.
- Yves Saint Laurent, fashion designer, announcing his retirement
I feel so desperately sorry for Gordon and Sarah.
- Mr Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, after the Browns' 10-day-old daughter lost her fight for life
We feel a lot of serious questions have been raised and we want detailed answers from both the Chief Constable and Nuala O'Loan. There are a lot of points need to be cleared up.
- Mr Michael Gallagher, whose son died in the Omagh bomb, on the coming meeting between the PSNI Chief Constable, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, and relatives of the dead. Ms O'Loan wrote a damning report of the RUC's investigation into the bombing
They should set fire to the whole country . . . They have sold us out until we have nothing left. I cry for Argentina.
- Marta Petachi, a resident of Martinez, Argentina, expressing little hope that the country's new president, Eduardo Duhalde, will be able to cure the nation's economic ills
We have checked every cave in town and turned up nothing.
- Mr Charles Illsley, police department lieutenant in Utah's West Valley City, on the surprisingly high number of Osama bin Laden sightings in the state
Some people are sure to argue and even fight over being cheated. They'll wind up in the police station.
- José Maria Seara, Spain's national police spokesman, on how rowdy consumers will be treated during the euro changeover