I swear to God . . . [that] those who live in America will never taste security unless we feel secure and safe in our land and in Palestine.
- Osama bin Laden
America's chief foreign ambassador to members of the emerging coalition.
- Wall Street Journal's depiction of British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair
We will never bow down to American forces and will fight till the last breath.
- Taliban defence ministry spokesman
The Americans must know that the storm of airplanes will not stop, God willing, and there are thousands of young people who are as keen about death as Americans are about life.
- Al-Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith
We are not going to walk away again. We made that mistake in the past.
- Mr Blair in a promise to the Afghan people
There is a black sheep in every big family.
- Abdullah Binladin, half-brother of Osama bin Laden
I'm in favour of dropping bombs. I'm also in favour of dropping food aid on the theory that a can of peas can do considerable damage if dropped from high enough.
- American satirist P. J. O'Rourke
I was never physically hurt in any way. They tried to break me mentally by asking the same questions time and time again, day after day, sometimes until nine o'clock at night.
- Journalist Yvonne Ridley
Terrorists try to operate in the shadows, they try to hide. But we are going to shine the light of justice on them.
- President George W. Bush
Totally bogus, malicious rubbish.
- Mr Martin McGuinness, Sinn FΘin, rejecting a report he was elected Chief of Staff of the IRA
Yes, time flies and where did it leave you? Old too soon . . . smart too late.
- Mike Tyson, heavyweight boxer