I would not dignify it by ascribing to it a political motive. - Mr Richard Haass, President Bush's special adviser on Northern Ireland, talking about Mr Daniel McColgan, who was murdered by loyalists
Daniel, may you rest in peace knowing that we truly loved and cared for you.
- Mr McColgan's girlfriend, Ms Lindsey Milliken, speaking at his funeral service
Ultimately it is people themselves who have got to realise there is no future in the past and that sectarian hatred, division and bigotry will lead them nowhere.
- Dr John Reid, Northern Ireland Secretary
Mum and Dad split up when I was 14. I can still remember it as clear as day. Me hanging onto my mum's legs while she was trying to get out the door with a black bin liner.
- Former footballer Vinnie Jones
My mother always said, when you're eating pretzels chew before you swallow. Listen to your mother.
- President Bush, after he fainted and fell after choking on the snack
I salute you and thank you.
- Mr Pat Cox, after he was elected President of the European Parliament
As a fellow Irish politician, it gives me great pleasure to salute so significant and indeed unprecedented an achievement.
- The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Brian Cowen
Now that the prime minister is home, shouldn't he stay home and get a grip?
- Tory leader Mr Ian Duncan Smith, talking about Mr Blair's constant travel abroad on behalf of the war on terror, during Commons question time
Youth is not absolution for treachery.
- US Attorney General, Mr Richard Ashcroft, of Mr John Walker Lindh (20), the US Taliban fighter charged with conspiracy to kill American nationals
If we go to war, jolly good, if we don't we still manage.
- Gen S. Padmanabhan, India's army chief, declaring his country was ready for an all-out conventional war with Pakistan
We are working hard to convince the Indians and the Pakis there's a way to deal with their problems without going to war.
- President Bush
Schools should be a haven for children, a place where they can learn and understand more about the importance of tolerance and respect for others.
- The North's First Minister, Mr Trimble and Deputy First Minister, Mr Durkin, in a joint statement on attacks on Catholic schools in north Belfast
I think that being married might mean being more of a human being.
- Mr Charles Kennedy, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, who announced his engagement during the week
Compiled by Seán Archbold