Iraq and Afghanistan will over time become stable. But the war on terror will continue long after Iraq and Afghanistan have had success in standing up their own government.
Gen Peter Pace, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
If I am pursued about the costs, the only way I could raise that kind of money is to sell my home.
Louise O'Keeffe, who faces a legal bill of up to €500,000 after losing a High Court case against the State relating to abuse she suffered as a schoolgirl.
The authorities are destroying freedom, truth and justice.
Belarus opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich as security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.
A young woman came up to me and complained about the shortness of Sha Sha's skirt and said you can see too much of her body.
Wang Zhaohui, one of the producers of the Beijing run of The Playboy of the Western World, which has attracted complaints because one of the characters wears a mini-skirt.
The facts are that he has manipulated public opinion in a disgraceful way and I am going to call on him and I reiterate my challenge to him now very, very clearly: go into the Dáil and put down a motion, square up to me man to man on this issue and I will win.
The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, attacks Fine Gael deputy leader Richard Bruton in a row over Garda recruitment.
Given that the withdrawal was given with a smirk on his face, and that hours later he attempted to make the same claim, we can only conclude that it was totally insincere.
Green Party TD John Gormley, after Mr McDowell withdrew his suggestion that the people who attacked the Progressive Democrats' party headquarters in the recent Dublin riots looked like Green Party supporters.
He told me no one was looking for me. He said the case was cold. I believed him.
Tanya Kach (24), who was held captive for 10 years by a security guard in Pittsburgh, spending most of that time locked in a bedroom.
I thought when he wanted to go to Iraq he was a bit silly, but on the other hand I knew he felt he must do something, and he is getting old.
Pat Kember, whose husband Norman was rescued in Iraq after nearly five months as a hostage.
There is a particular onus and responsibility on the Spanish government to respond positively and creatively.
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, as Basque terrorist group Eta declares a ceasefire.
The reserve is seen as a con-job to deflect from the real needs of our members.
Garda Representative Association general secretary PJ Stone as rank and file members of the force continue to resist plans for a Garda reserve.
We will never get the old Darragh back. We just have to get on with coping.
Hannah Crowley, commenting on the €4.65 million awarded in damages for the brain damage suffered by her son, Darragh, while he underwent treatment at Cork University Hospital.