We will not accept a government of wrongdoers. We prefer death than to be part of an evil government.
- Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of the Taliban
The little one was an absolute dote - she was like a robin. I thought she was very aptly named. She used to come in to me three or four times a day for lollipops.
- Shopkeeper Mrs Ann Egan, talking about two-year-old Robyn Leahy, murdered by her father, who then killed himself
We are working towards the day when two states - Israel and Palestine - live peacefully together within secure and recognised borders.
- President George W. Bush
We're just being tested one more time and we're going to pass this test, too.
- New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, after the Airbus A-300 came down in Queens
If I hear one more joke about being hit in the face with a carnation by a Bolshevik fascist lady, I don't know what I'll do.
- The Prince of Wales
He just went all around wiggly roads. He was in a rush because he didn't know what he was doing.
- Eight-year-old Co Westmeath girl Mary Maughan, talking about the man who abducted her
[The September 11th attacks] were perpetrated by a cult of fanatics who had self-mutilated their ears and tongues, and could only communicate with perceived opponents through carnage and devastation.
- Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, in an interview with the New York Times
I saw the towers collapse but felt nothing for the Americans inside. I may hold an American passport, but I am not an American - I am a Muslim.
- Pakistani-American Mohammed Junaid (26), who left the United States a week after the attack to fight for the Taliban. His mother was in one of the twin towers at the time of the attack and was rescued by firefighters
As usual he did things his own way. Even in dying, he did a really good job.
- Zane Kesey, son of Ken Kesey, 1960s icon and author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, who died of complications from diabetes
It's a wonderful achievement. We sometimes dug ourselves out of adversity, but we stuck together. We worked damn hard for this. I'm so proud of the team and so delighted for them.
- Ireland soccer manager Mick McCarthy, after his team defeated Iran, qualifying for the World Cup
I guess it'll be whether I can get that $8 million advance.
- Laura Bush, on what it would take for her to write a book, referring to former first lady Hillary Clinton's advance on her own memoirs