Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached. - Pope Benedict XVI, quoting Byzantine emperor Manuel Paleologos II.
After the blood-stained conversions in South America, the crusades in the Muslim world... I do not think the church should point a finger at extremist activities in other religions. - The president of Germany's central council of Muslims, Aiman Mazyek, responds.
At this point, concerns centre on the United States although other markets, such as those in Ireland, Spain and the UK, still seem overvalued by most conventional measures. - The International Monetary Fund raises the spectre of a property crash.
I'm angered by the sentence. I would have banned them for two to three years and then given them a clatter of penalty points to welcome them back on to the road. - Gay Byrne, chair of the Road Safety Authority, says a judge was too lenient by not disqualifying two men caught speeding at more than 190km/h.
I only had one question. Why was my father allowed to die in an Irish hospital? I feel that the answer to that single question has not been answered. - Patrick Walsh, whose father Pat Joe bled to death in Monaghan General Hospital last October, commenting on the publication of an independent report into the tragedy.
I wear my nappy with pride. My nappy is Ireland's nappy. - Colin Carroll (35), Cork solicitor and Ireland's sole representative in the World Sumo Championships.
I would caution that we should not make the Taliban 10ft tall. - US Gen James Jones, Nato's supreme allied commander Europe, says the Taliban alone is not responsible for the upsurge of violence in Afghanistan.
You are not a dictator. It is the people and the system that surround [ you] that fabricated dictators. - Saddam was no dictator, says the chief judge at his genocide trial.
The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism. - Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, breaks ranks with the Bush administration.
Too many people are not working and too many rely on the state. We need to break this cycle and try something new. - Anders Bengtsson, one of many Swedish citizens set to vote for right-wing parties in the country's general election.
This attack was meant for the kids. I have been told for the last four months that the car would be petrol bombed or shot in. There is always children in the car. They said I was using the children as a shield. - Niall McNamara from Limerick, whose two children sustained horrendous injuries in an apparent firebomb attack on the family car.
For may people climate change is a matter of life and death. - Sabihuddin Ahmed, high commissioner for Bangladesh and former permanent secretary at the Bangladeshi Environment Ministry, says global warming is a real and present danger.
I Just Want To Die Like Romeo. - From the diary of Kimveer Gill, who went on a shooting rampage in a Montreal college. He was obsessed with the movie version of Romeo and Juliet, which culminates in the hero's tragic demise.
You will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones. After September 30th you won't need the UN. - Actor George Clooney urges the UN Security Council to intervene in Darfur before it is too late.