I just hope it will not happen to any other couple.
- Mr John O'Brien, the father of the new-born baby abducted from Erinville Hospital in Cork and later found in Midleton.
Our country has come a long way: first we had George Washington who couldn't tell a lie. Then we had Bill Clinton, who couldn't tell the truth. And now we have Al Gore, who can't tell the difference.
- Jay Leno, American chat-show host
You'd probably notice the difference in the size of numbers on a plate but it's not illegible.
- A Revenue Commissioners' spokesman speaking about the registration of the one hundred thousandth new car in Dublin.
We now wish to confirm that this re-inspection has taken place, and thank those involved for their co-operation.
- The IRA statement confirming the re-inspection of arms dumps.
Who would have guessed that a year ago you would have got republicans and the DUP and the SDLP and the Ulster Unionists sitting down and formulating such a programme?
- British Prime Minister Mr Blair referring to the Draft Programme of Government for Northern Ireland.
Papers like mine do our best to tell the truth.
- Trevor Kavanagh, political editor of the Sun
All personnel from sections six, seven and eight have moved to section nine. There are 23 of us here. We have made this decision because none of us can escape.
- An extract from the letter written by Lieut Capt Dmitri Kolesnikov, found by Russian divers in the sunken Kursk submarine.
That such a derogatory commentary would be published by a national newspaper at a time when the Irish Paralympic team is competing with such honour and pride in Sydney is extremely disappointing.
- Mr John Treacy, chief executive of the Irish Sports Council, commenting on the Sunday Independent article by Mary Ellen Synon which described the Paralympics as "perverse".
I want to apologise sincerely to them, to our readers and to the many people who believe that the article was in poor taste and inappropriate.
- Mr Aengus Fanning, Sunday Independent editor, apologising for the offence caused by Miss Synon's article.
It connotes change, strength, thoroughness, youth, vision, vigour, rigour and vitality.
- Mr Michael McDowell, proposing that the Progressive Democrats change their name to the Radical Party.
OK, I'll say truthfully that this award was too politically sensitive. We were not sanctioned to publish the news.
- An official at the Beijing Morning Post, explaining why the Chinese media virtually ignored the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese person to win the prize.
One claimed her dog had been kicked by the creature and came flying out of the bushes.
- Mr Jim Horn, manager of Beckenham Place Park in London, speaking about a six-foot kangaroo on the loose.
To accept it, or not to accept it - let him go to hell.
- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat referring to comments by Israeli leader Ehud Barak that Israelis would not accept the language of threats coming from the Palestinians.
If you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question.
- George W. Bush, Republican presidential hopeful, at a news conference
What we are seeing is physiological and psychological effects combining to create an addiction.
- Prof Stephen Gray, referring to new British research which shows that curries can be physically addictive