He has served his people all his life, until he faced his God, with courage and honesty. - The Grand Sheik of Al-Azhar, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, leads the funeral service for the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
I do not think we should send a representative to the funeral of somebody who killed thousands of our people. -Israel Justice Minister Yosef Lapid.
We are busier than before, harder to please, less heedful of the traditional voices of moral guidance and almost giddy with greater freedom and choice. -The President, Mrs McAleese, is inaugurated for a second term.
We are not telling the FAI who to make chief executive or financial controller. All we are asking them to do is advertise for these positions in an open and transparent way, and it really is a matter for the interview board to decide who will get these positions. -The Minister for Sport, Mr O'Donoghue, as tension between the FAI and the Government worsens.
I have never deviated from my original statement that Waterford Crystal was prescribed this medication by my vet during a time of rest and well in advance of the Olympic Games, and that it had no therapeutic or performance enhancement value whatsoever by the time the Games commenced. -Olympic showjumper Cian O'Connor (above) after banned substances are found in the "B" sample of his horse Waterford Crystal.
We have been exceptionally blessed by our unconditional love for, and fidelity with, one another. -Katherine Zappone who, together with her partner, Ann Louise Gilligan, has brought a court challenge to have their marriage legally recognised.
The idea is, he just sits up there and eats a sandwich and we go crazy trying to find him. -Lieut Andy Eckart, an American marine, on trying to eliminate a sniper in Falluja.
We must see that racism hinders growth and limits the human spirit. -The Rev Jesse Jackson condemns attacks on ethnic groups in Belfast.
All we can do is hope and pray. -Colin Firth on the suggestion that Hugh Grant might give up acting.
The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved. -John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General, in his resignation letter.
Every person who takes a critical stance to make the world a better place has a difficult life. -Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union.
If I get the French, I can eat them. -A supporter of Laurent Gbagbo (right), the President of Ivory Coast, expresses his anti-French sentiment after four days of government and street-level confrontations with French troops.
I think we've given the Mafia a bum rap. They were, for the most part, probably a bunch of fun guys. It's the ones that killed that weren't so great. They took it a little too far. -Tina Sinatra, the movie-producer daughter of Frank Sinatra.
It seems to be the result of the election. Maybe they didn't want to see a guy that slept around. -Wayne Llewellyn, the president of distribution at Paramount, blames the new conservative ethos for the failure at the box office of Jude Law's Alfie.
The kidnappers have called several times. I had 20 to 30 calls in total. They were looking for €10,000. I didn't pay any money. I refused to give in to them. -Champion breeder Ian Greaves after two of his dogs were abducted.