I forgot to switch the light off.– Rescuer Manuel Gonzalez, the last man to leave the underground cave after the successful rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners
I have been with God. I have been with the Devil . . . God won.– Mario Sepulveda, the second miner lifted to the surface
You can be good and you can be lucky. And they've been good and lucky.– US mining expert Davitt McAteer praising the miners and the rescue operation
We've looked at our welfare bill, at our pensions bill. All of these areas will have to be looked at. They're on the table. – Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan gives an indication that little will be sacred when it comes to shaping the budget cuts
We are at a point where every sensible and viable proposal needs to be heard and considered. – Taoiseach Brian Cowen on what he hopes will emerge from meeting most Opposition parties to discuss the budget
We will be looking to the diaspora to actually progress this campaign. – National Children's Hospital chief executive Eilish Hardiman on how the project's funding shortfall will be made up
We beat ourselves up too much. We need to pick ourselves up and move on. – Developer Paddy Shovlin after a €31.4 million judgment was made against him by the High Court