This Week They Said

We can't stop Europe and there will come some day the moment in which somebody..

We can't stop Europe and there will come some day the moment in which somebody . . . must give example to go on, because Europe cannot always go at the speed of a very slow wagon.

European Commission President Romano Prodi.

There have been occasions when the guards have committed perjury in my court.

Retired Circuit Court judge Anthony Murphy.

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Man, they can't pay me enough to stay here.

A 23-year-old specialist with the US army's 4th Infantry Division in Iraq scoffs at the military's plans to pay soldiers up to $10,000 to re-enlist.

The tribal leaders have been left in no doubt that we are the biggest sheikh in town.

British Major General Graeme Lamb on bringing order to Iraq.

George was literally lying there dying and the doctor forced him to sign a guitar.

A lawyer for George Harrison's family, who have filed a £5.5 million law suit against one of the last doctors to treat the late Beatle.

Howard Dean should take his tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show back to Vermont where it belongs.

A 30-second US television spot by the conservative Club for Growth organisation.

It is a victory for common sense. It is a victory for moderation. It is a victory for statesmanship.

Pakistani foreign minister Khursheed Kasuri amid a thawing in relations between India and Pakistan.

I'm sorry for what happened, but Mr Davies showed poor judgment in running after the individuals.

Eddie Compass, New Orleans chief of police, after Kinks star Ray Davies is shot while confronting two muggers in the city's French Quarter.

The company is in deep financial difficulty and its future is at risk.

An Post chief executive Donal Curtin.

Iran is ready to negotiate with all countries and America is no exception. If it adopts a new approach to Iran and is ready to interact with us based on mutual respect and the principle of equality, the atmosphere will change remarkably

Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi.

Sometimes there can be a cold unkindness in the institutions of the church, where the heart of Christian compassion is supposed to reign.

Father Bernard Cotter, outgoing editor of Intercom, the magazine published by the Irish Catholic bishops.