So many inaccuracies . . . very poor . . . plain wrong. – Mr Justice Frank Clarke's view of aspects of Liam Carroll's Zoe property group's assertions in support of its request for court protection to fend off creditors
It feels outstanding. Terrific. Same as it always does. – Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody on his team's four-in-a-row All-Ireland final victory over Tipperary
I'm hurting. I'm hurting . . . But proud. We knew we were facing the best team in probably the history of the game. – Disappointed Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy gracious in defeat
A disgusting Stalinist ploy. – Joe Higgins on accusations that he has been giving false information on the Lisbon Treaty
Joe is a good guy who has just got this wrong. – Pro-treaty Pat Cox expresses his sympathies
The time for bickering is over . . . now is the time to deliver on healthcare. –
US president Barack Obama to Congress
This report will play a role in stabilising our public finances and improving our competitiveness. – Brian Lenihan on the Commission on Taxation report
The debt of gratitude he is owed makes it all the more horrifying . . . that he was treated so inhumanely. – British prime minister Gordon Brown's posthumous apology to second World War code breaker Alan Turing, who killed himself in 1954 after he was convicted of gross indecency on account of his homosexuality
I think I am by far the best president of the council in 150 years of Italian history. – Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's assessment of himself