There are two ways out of this crisis for Russia - one realistic, one optimistic. The realistic way is for aliens from another planet to land and sort everything out. The optimistic way is for the Russians themselves to grasp what they have to do. - Former Russian economics minister Yevgeny Yasin
I was asked to write a poem about President Clinton, but he doesn't inspire me. I didn't feel the muse. - Alexei, an aspiring 16-year-old poet and songwriter from Moscow's elite 1240 school, which Mr Clinton visited
Well, I must say, we will witness quite a few events for us to be able to achieve all those results . . . That's all. - President Yeltsin gives a non-answer when asked during a press conference if his choice for prime minister, Mr Viktor Chernomydrin, would again be rejected
That's my answer, too. That was pretty good. - Mr Clinton, asked immediately afterwards about his ad]mission of an affair with Monica Lewinsky
The terror in Omagh was not the last bomb of the Troubles; it was the opening shot of a vicious attack on the peace. - President Clinton
Sinn Fein believe the violence we have seen must be for all of us now a thing of the past - over, done with and gone. - The Sinn Fein president, Gerry Adams
Those words were music to ears all over the world . . . Thank you, Sir. - Mr Clinton, on Mr Adams's statement
As far as I am concerned if the IRA war is over, then the loyalist war is over. - David Ervine of the PUP
They are the bastards that have brought Ireland to its knees. - Brendan McGahon (FG), on Martin McGuinness and Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein
The statement is designed to perpetuate the myth that there are good and bad terrorists. That the good terrorists are telling off the bad ones so we can all sleep well. - The DUP's justice spokesman, Ian Paisley jun, on the IRA's call for the "Real IRA" to disband
These people are about to learn a lesson that will teach them to respect the strength of Irish democracy. The time for sophistry that provides a cover for murderous attacks on fellow Irish men and women is over. - The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, before new anti-terror measures were signed into law
Giving more repressive powers to the RUC, a discredited sectarian paramilitary force, is like pouring petrol on a fire. This can only damage the potential for a democratic peace settlement. - IRA spokesman in an An Phoblacht interview, on new anti-terrorism laws
May I urge you not to take any action that might look as if it was going back to some of the old legislation, which was repressive and ineffective and didn't contribute. - Tony Benn MP on new legislation
It's very hard coming here today. I remember Oran going off to Omagh so happy that morning. He never came back. - Bernie Doherty from Buncrana, who lost her son in the bomb, in Omagh for Mr Clinton's visit
I don't want to hear about ironing. I don't want to smell the iron. Why? I regard it as a badge of servitude. - The writer Maeve Binchy
I will not rest. If it is not an accident and if it is murder, be sure that whoever did this murder will not escape from God. If they believe they are more powerful than God then people will come after them. My Egyptian curse will not let them get away with it. - Mohamed al-Fayed, one year after the death of his son Dodi and his lover Diana