There are thousands of rapists, perverts and murderers walking freely on the outside, and my mother was jailed for speaking her mind - Tina Calder, whose mother Eileen was jailed in Northern Ireland for contempt of court for an outburst criticising a fine imposed on an anti- paedophile campaigner.
We'd be a lot happier if the figures were a lot stronger, but frankly it's not a surprise to us - Radio Ireland chairman John McColgan on the release of figures showing the station had gained just 1 per cent of the market.
You need an all-singing, all-dancing performer in the morning slot, and that's not me - Presenter Emily O'Reilly discussing a new role at Radio Ireland
[I am] being asked to sit down now with the leader of the IRA, with Martin McGuinness who has been the chief-of-staff, who is the godfather of godfathers
- Ulster Unionist, Ken Maginnis, in his Newsnight de- bate with Martin McGuinness.
She truly believed she had been raped. She wouldn't have gone to the police unless she believed that - Avril Mangan, sister of Annette Mangan, jailed in Cyprus for making a false accusation of rape.
Dear Tony, I have become a communist, enjoy the smooze - Damon Albarn of Blur rejecting an invitation by Tony Blair to a party at 10 Downing Street
I said to John Major: "How can I go to the republicans and ask them to give up guns when Fianna Fail never handed over any guns?" - Albert Reynolds giving the annual P.J. McGrory Lecture in west Belfast.
I try as far as possible to remain out of the public eye - Sophie Rhys-Jones, girlfriend of Prince Edward, in an interview with Hello.
I believe that when you know something is right, and when you believe in something, you have to stand for it. And if you have to stand completely alone, you still have to stand for it - Dana on BBC TV's Newsnight.
I don't blame people for thinking it's a joke. I though it was a joke, too, at first - Sheila Brown (Dana's mother).
I have to say that of the candidates that are on offer as of now, Hume for me would be the candidate that I would like to see coming through - Fianna Fail director of elections at the last election, P.J. Mara.
To divine what Seamus Heaney has called the `comfortless noises' that challenge the easy establishment consensus in Ireland - Father Brendan Hoban, manager of Ceide, launched this week, on the magazine's aspirations
We are seeking to bring back the dignity to funerals - David Wilkinson of Funeral Service Journal, the Internet's first virtual grave- yard, who provides a personalised Internet epitaph, including a photograph, a 1,000-word obituary and a copy of the death certificate, all for £150.
In previous experiments, the hats became rather like a bad hair day. They were also subject to static electricity, which was rather embarrassing when they passed under pylons - Lord Gilbert calling for synthetic bearskin headgear for guardsmen
We don't have the land to build houses, let alone cater for horses. Next week the pet of the month could be elephants or crocodiles. Do we have to provide facilities for them? - Declan Wallace of Dublin Corporation on the implementation of the Control of Horses Act, 1996
I hope that everything bad that we've had will leave with us. . . See you on Earth - Commander Vasily Tsibliyev before leaving the space station Mir