"A clear signal is given not only for all Europeans, but for the entire world, that the era when ...

"A clear signal is given not only for all Europeans, but for the entire world, that the era when ... the strong were used to subjugate the weaker has come to an end."
Vaclav Havel
Czech president, after NATO added seven new members from the former Soviet bloc.
"I made a terrible mistake. I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children."
Michael Jackson
After he briefly held his youngest child over a fourth-floor balcony last week while waving to dozens of fans waiting below. The scene was captured by television cameras and beamed around the world.