If I make an order that is unenforceable, it's of little benefit to a child whose health and welfare is at stake.
Mr Justice Kelly, refusing to alter an order directing three Government Ministers and a health board to find a safe place for a disturbed teenage girl.
The first we knew was when we landed at Baghdad. We had been in the air for the right amount of time but when we landed I knew it was not Heathrow.
Passenger Jacky Stone, explaining how passengers on the hijacked Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to London did not know it was hijacked until they landed in Baghdad.
If someone goes ballistic you have to deal with it and you're doing this for £5 an hour.
Mr Barry Cunningham, one of the Aer Lingus cabin crew, making a case for improved wages during the 24-hour picket on Tuesday.
I concluded unequivocally on medical scientific grounds that he should not appear before any such official bodies in the future unless his general medical condition greatly improves.
Mr Peter McLean, consultant urologist, on why Mr Charles Haughey should not appear before the Moriarty tribunal.
I have no regrets and I would do the same again but my wife will be pleased that it is all over.
David Cannon (71) who received a £300,000 settlement from NatWest after a 10-year dispute with the bank during which time he dumped and sprayed piles of manure at the bank's branches.
This will be a great relief for the family and will allow them to make arrangements for the final funeral of this tragedy.
Supt Tom Saunderson of New Ross station, confirming the discovery of the body of Mr Stephen Byrne off the Welsh coast. Mr Byrne's wife and two sons were found dead in Kilkenny and Wexford last month.
I wanted to be what I was in my dreams. I wanted to be feminine.
Ms Lydia Annice Foy, a male to female transsexual, giving evidence in her action to have her birth cert altered to record her as female.
You would be better off spending the money on a good bottle of Pinot noir.
Ms Anita Roddick, Body Shop founder, criticising the promotion of anti-ageing creams.
The taxpayer has again been taken for a ride. A contract supposed to cost £15 million now has an overrun of up to £25 million which John Citizen will have to pay.
Fine Gael's Mr Jim Higgins, reacting to the news that a new rail signalling system was running over budget and behind schedule and that some of the people who had drawn up the contract had left Iarnrod Eireann to work for the main firm involved.
All those gallons of urine contain a lot of ammonia, which acts with amazing speed.
Engineer Luis Eduardo Cardoso explaining the corrosion being caused to Brazil's Maracana stadium by fans who relieve themselves on the terraces so that they don't miss a moment of a match.
I, personally, am distraught that another tragedy has occurred. As a matter of course, as chief executive of Railtrack I have tendered my resignation to the board.
Mr Gerald Corbett, speaking after the train crash in Hertfordshire which killed four people and injured more than 30.
I have never met anyone like him in my life. I hope his visit can do some good here after all these years of trouble.
Ms Marie Humphries, speaking about the Dalai Lama during his visit to Belfast's famous Peace Line.
It was a surprise, but it stood out like a sore thumb in the analysis.
Mr William Walsh, director of the research project which found that Beethoven was a victim of lead poisoning and this may have caused his deafness.