Quotes of the week

I want to reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place

Rebekah Brooks, resigning as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers

It is not fair, it is not open

Artist Ai Weiwei's wife Lu Qing on a hearing on their challenge to a 12 million yuan tax bill

I just want to make it absolutely clear, I abhor slavery

Presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann after signing a pledge suggesting black families were stronger during slavery

The future chief executive ... should enjoy a relatively high degree of acceptance among the general public

Wang Guangya, head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office