Verbatim

'I married the son, not the father.'

JANE FELIX-BROWNE, a 51-year-old grandmother from the U.K., who in April became the second wife of Osama bin Laden's son Omar, 27

'We began the campaign believing our own b.s.'

JOHN WEAVER, Senator John McCain's chief strategist, on the problems plaguing McCain's presidential campaign

'It's run its course. Now we're going to move on.'

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, who had promised to discuss the Valerie Plame leak case when the trial was over

'We will work to support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair.'

NELSON MANDELA, on the goals of the Elders, a global diplomatic team made up of former world leaders, including Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Kofi Annan

'There really is no way to go back and give them that innocence that was taken from them. The one thing I wish I could give the victims ... I cannot.'

CARDINAL ROGER MAHONY, Archbishop of Los Angeles, apologizing to the more than 500 victims of clergy abuse in the archdiocese, which has agreed to a record $660 million settlement

'Students will be grouped together to perform the waltz, and they will change partners regularly ... This way, the risk of young love will be lowered.'

YIN GUOCHEN, an official at China's state general administration of sports, on new regulations for dance classes, whose primary aim is to curb a rise in obesity among the nation's children

Sources: Agence France Presse; New York magazine; AP (2); New York Times; Xinhua