It is not justified to jump to the conclusion that something exists just because it is unaccounted for.Dr Hans Blix, chief weapons inspector for the United Nations, challenges US and British claims that Iraq was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction
I stand absolutely 100 per cent behind the evidence based on intelligence that we presented to people.
Tony Blair amid claims that intelligence dossiers on Iraq were doctored to strengthen the case for war on Iraq
It is irrelevant that the allies won the war. The Prime Minister committed British troops and sacrificed British lives on the basis of a deceit, and it stinks.
Max Hastings, former editor of the Daily Telegraph
I'm the kind of person who, when I say something, I mean it. I mean that the world needs to have a Palestinian state that is free and at peace.
President Bush
This is a shameless lie.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni responds to US accusations that Iran supports terrorists
They are the new Ben Affleck and J-Lo. Totally tasteless but glam and so bling-bling-bling.
Fashion guru Steven Cojocaru of People magazine, on the appearance of David and Victoria Beckham at the MTV Music Awards in Hollywood
As a wife, I wanted to wring Bill's neck.
Hillary Clinton after her husband admitted a fling with Monica Lewinsky
It is fair to say that the SARS epidemic is over its peak. We can see it globally and we can also see it in China.
Henk Bekedam, representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in China
I do not see why in 10 years' time you would not fly people for free. Why don't airports pay us for delivering the passengers to their shops?
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary
A litany of broken promises, mismanaged finances and a raft of new stealth taxes that hit hardest when your income is lowest.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny attacks the Government's record on its first anniversary in office
Leading as promised, not misleading as alleged.
The Taoiseach's retort
I was guilty of a failure of vigilance that, since I sit in this chair where the buck stops, I should have prevented.
New York Times editor Howell Raines steps down over the Jayson Blair scandal
It's the St Paul's of noses, the pyramid of noses.
Sculptor Marc Quinn on reports that singer Barry Manilow is considering plastic surgery to reduce the size of his nose
A wind from the south (is) blowing many people from around the world into Ireland, making this island a very different place from what it was a decade ago.
The Rev Tony Davidson, addressing the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church