Milosevic, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, will finally be accountable for his acts.
- French President Jacques Chirac on the handing over of the former Yugoslav president to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Mr Trimble's threat will not work. But if he insists on resigning then resign he will, compelled by his own logic and tactics.
- Mr Gerry Adams, speaking about the UUP leader's expected resignation tomorrow.
There will be no First Minister, there will be no Deputy First Minister. That will be the position until there is a fresh election.
- Mr Trimble, denying that he would nominate a substitute on his resignation.
It was all over in about three minutes.
- Mr Niall Cummins, Lady Beit's driver, talking about the theft of two paintings, valued at £3 million, from Russborough House in Wicklow.
The euro will now truly be a British currency and obviously safeguarding jobs in more ways than we originally imagined.
- Mr John Edmonds, GMB union secretary, on the news that a British factory has won a contract to print the new euro banknotes.
The visit of the Pope has only exaggerated the harassment of the Orthodox and the illegal pressure on them in that region.
- Patriarch Alexy II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on the Pope's visit to Ukraine.
I'm paying a fine - believe you me, it was worth it.
- Arthur Dowling, Fermoy UDC councillor, expressing no regrets after he was fined £100 for assaulting a fellow councillor.
We are not in the mid-west in the 19th century. We're in Britain in the 21st century.
- Mr David Blunkett, British Home Secretary, on reports that vigilantes would hunt down the released killers of Jamie Bulger.
The case for an independent public inquiry into this issue is now irrefutable.
Fine Gael deputy Mr Denis Naughten on reports that an animal vaccine may have been inadvertently given to Irish babies instead of a three-in-one-vaccine in the 1970s.
We feel confident that by 2003 we will be able to produce an allergen-free cat.
- Dr Xiangzhong Yang, who is working on a project to produce a genetically modified cat for allergic pet lovers.
I felt that, while I was at home waiting for a bed, the tumour was growing again.
- Ms Janette Byrne, who took a High Court action over the Mater Hospital's deferral of her cancer treatment because of the lack of a beds.
He acted very promptly and with presence of mind and phoned the police immediately and reported his card stolen.
- A Royal Bank of Scotland spokesman on the theft of a bank card at an ATM machine from Royal Bank of Scotland chair- man Sir George Mathewson.
To say one word about him would be to say he's a beautiful person. It's an opinion shared by everyone who knew him.
- Mr Warren Cowan, spokesman for the actor, Jack Lemmon, who died this week.