"So far, China's manned space program hasn't carried out a single military task."

Cui Jijun, Director of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center where all China's manned spacecraft were launched, dismissing concerns about military purposes of China's manned space program that he said is to boost the country's economic and scientific development

"We can't foresee how the financial market will move, but we can prevail over difficulties as long as all countries make concerted efforts."

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, telling reporters on September 19 that the current credit turmoil won't compromise UN development goals. Heads of state and government from 140 countries conducted mid-term reviews for the goals at a New York summit on September 25

"This is a humbling experience to see so much fragility in our capital markets, and ask how did we ever get here."

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson, talking about the recent meltdown in the U.S. financial system on NBC's Meet the Press

"We will rid the country of this cancer."

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, vowing to eradicate terrorism in his country after an Al Qaeda-style suicide truck bombing at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel killed at least 60 people, including Czech ambassador Ivo Zdarek, on September 21

"If the talk of a ‘unipolar moment' after the collapse of the Soviet empire was hubris, then the credit crunch has been a very American nemesis."

Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University, in his article "Rough Week, But America's Era Goes On" that was published in The Washington Post on September 21

"It could have been a temple, even as it was a healing center."

British archaeologist Timothy Darvill, telling reporters at London's Society of Antiquaries on September 22 that findings of the first excavation of Stonehenge in more than 40 years showed that the stone circle had drawn ailing pilgrims from around Europe for what they believed to be its healing properties