Bottom Lines

"Said had the capacity to transform Palestinian aspirations and their struggle for freedom, justice and dignity into a human and global phenomenon." -- Hesham Melhem, correspondent, As-Safir

"The Arabs were depending on the Quartet to act as an honest broker but it has proved itself to be no more than a mini-Security Council dominated by Washington." -- Al-Watan

"Sharon failed to end the Intifada -- as he once claimed -- in a 100 days. Nor can he end it in three years." -- Teshreen

"Egypt deserves better than barely surviving and continuously struggling with the routine of overcoming crises and problems." -- Ibrahim Nafie, Editor-in-Chief, Al-Ahram

"In spite of his greatness, Nasser did not create Egypt. It was Egypt which created Nasser." -- Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Al-Ahram

"Change does not come about by fiat from top to bottom. On the contrary, change must emerge from the grassroots..." -- Magdy Sarhan, Managing Editor, Al-Wafd