Even after the [Government's corrective] measures have been taken, we're going to borrow through the balance of this year at a rate of €400 million a week. That's what we've been borrowing in 2009 – and we've been borrowing it at a penalty interest. Ireland is now paying the highest margin over Germany of any eurozone country . . . It can't go on . . . The idea that the measures taken to date are going to get us out of the woods is just not an option. –"An Bord Snip" chairman Colm McCarthy
On the basis of its analysis, the special group presents some difficult policy options. These are the choices that we as a people, and not just as public representatives and Government, will have to face up to in order to get this nation back on track, creating jobs, meeting public needs and promoting fairness, which we have proved we can do as a society over the last 20 years. – Brian Lenihan thanking Mr McCarthy
The criteria that needed to be adopted is to recognise the circumstances the country and its finances are in, and face up to the fact the quicker we can effect recovery is the means by which we get this job done. –Brian Cowen indicating that no spending was beyond consideration for cutting
The world failed to act, failed to protect the innocent of Srebrenica. – US ambassador Charles English to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 14th anniversary of the genocide of over 8,000 Muslim men and boys by the Bosnian Serb Army
In the summer of 2008, Berlusconi's sexual addiction became compulsive. He would phone [Giampaolo] Tarantini [owner of a hospital supplies firm] 10 times in the same day asking him to organise the 'girls' for that evening. – Italian newspaper 'La Republica'on what it claims are the Italian premier's penchant for orgies with prostitutes
I feel sorry for the gullible people who're going to go along with [conspiracy theories that the moon landing never happened].– Buzz Aldrin, second man to set foot on the moon on July 20 1969
Not bad for an almost 60-year-old. – Golfer Tom Watson after shooting a five-under 65 in the first round of the British Open