"Whether the world economy develops or not does not rely on one certain nation, but needs the joint efforts of the whole international community."
Jiang Yu, spokeswoman of China's Foreign Ministry, rejecting a British newspaper report that blamed China's development for the latest global financial crisis
"We cannot just complain and not move, not accommodate, not adjust. That's not the way of future. The way of future is to be competitive, to be prepared, to open up and to benefit from the open space and open market out there."
Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, calling on members of the bloc to resist temptation of protectionist measures as the free trade area between the region and China took effect on January 1, 2010
"It is unfair to discriminate against over 150 million people because of the behavior of one person."
Dora Akunyili, Nigerian Information Minister, protesting the West African country's inclusion on the U.S. enhanced screening list because of the botched bombing attack on a Northwest Airlines flight carried out by 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on December 25, 2009
"The cornerstone of Iceland's constitution is that the nation is the highest judge for the validity of law. Now the nation has the power and the responsibility in its hands."
Icelandic President Olafur R. Grimsson, calling for a referendum to decide if the country should repay savers in the UK and the Netherlands who lost out when Icelandic bank accounts collapsed in 2008
"Dolphins are 'nonhuman persons' who qualify for moral standing as individuals."
Thomas White, professor of ethics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Scientists believe that the second most intelligent animals are so bright that they should be treated as humans and not kept in pens or killed for food
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