There are entire areas that could be declared cemeteries.
- President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela talking about the floods
People don't like the police here, but I thought we were supposed to be putting that sort of thing behind us now.
- Resident of Carrickmore, Co Tyrone, of the row over Mgr Denis Faul's involvement in a community police liaison committee.
Those who fear this is a slippery slope to some nasty destination will discover that it is not, that things are much better for all of us.
- The Northern Ireland First Minister, Mr David Trimble, of the Belfast Agreement
As of today I have put my political career in jeopardy for one very simple reason - the Tory Party of today is extremist . . . it has actually found discrimination a political tool to use against people.
- Shaun Woodward, Conservative MP, who has defected to Labour
Many people have worked to get him elected and now feel utterly betrayed.
- David Harvey, deputy chair- man of the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association, of Mr Woodward
Roy Keane, is he worth it - £50,000 a week?
- John Bowman, chairman of RTE's Questions and Answers, to Senator David Norris, during a debate on the Irish economy
Who is he?
- Senator Norris in reply
The Government believes that this approach represents a genuine attempt to respond to the legitimate needs and concerns of those injured or bereaved as a result of these appalling outrages and to move towards closure for people who have suffered for too long.
- The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, of the inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings
We were navigators and discoverers and only as a result of this were we conquerors and colonisers.
- Macau's last governor, Gen Vasco Vieira, as Portugal pre- pared to end 450 years of rule in the country
[Alzheimer's] is probably the worst disease you can ever have because you lose contact and you're not able to share. In our case, to share all the memories that we have.
- Nancy Reagan of her husband Ronald Reagan
The Budget, by raising the level of economic activity and of prices even higher, could make a future hard landing harder still.
- The ESRI in its latest quarterly bulletin
The jury are wrong - that is all I want to say. We are not corrupt, we are not liars.
- Christine Hamilton, after the jury found against her husband, Neil, in his libel action against Mohammed Al Fayed
Christmas has come early. This is total vindication. I was called a Jekyll and Hyde character. There was only one Mr Hyde who tried to hide everything and the jury saw through him.
- Mr Al Fayed
I trust that the personalities involved will now retire from the scene. They certainly can expect little understanding from this party if they do not.
- Conservative Party chair- man, Michael Ancram
We don't want war, but if there is a sick sheep among the flock, it is necessary to eliminate that sheep.
- Sergei Nikolaev, Russian major, justifying the assault on Chechnya