"The Prime Minister's proposal to grant constitutional safeguards to all traditional pastimes, is a nonsensical political gimmick." - BirdLife President Darryl Grima, 19 October
"We always try to adapt to what each family needs rather than just follow the manual." - Home-Based Therapeutic Services (HBTS) parenting leader Francesca Giordano, 19 October
"Is there a single person or family that benefitted from that EP debate (on rule of law in Malta)? I don't think so." - Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri, 26 October
"We have no planning, only instruments to dish out permits. This is why our planning system is failing." - President of the Chamber of Architects & Civil Engineers Andre Pizzuto, 26 October
"We are making sure that the goose that is laying the golden eggs is still healthy." - Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, 2 November
"It is, however, up to us to give the government enough good reasons as to why there should be this evolution (of thought)". - MCESD CEO Brendan Zerafa, 2 November
"Nobody would want their children to spend one hour at Safi Detention Centre." - Aditus Foundation's Neil Falzon, 2 November
"AI is probably the most powerful tool ever invented by humans, but it depends on how we are going to use it" - professor of artificial intelligence at the University of Malta Alexiei Dingli, 9 November
"What motivated me is my dream of completing the Seven Summits." - Maltese rock climber and mountaineer Rita Saliba, 9 November
"Government's position, even though it lost the case, remains that it claimed that there were seven breaches of contract, and was claiming €487 million." - PAC chairman and PN MP Darren Carabott, 16 November
"My family always valued the Maltese language and culture, and that naturally impacted how I view ideas and inspiration for my projects." - Photographer Lorella Castillo, 16 November
"Introducing mandatory reporting has widened visibility around child abuse, but has also triggered a surge in referrals - including many tied to parental conflict." - Director of Child Protection Services Antonella Mizzi, 23 November
"Social impact assessments should not be one-off exercises, and have better outcomes when they are continuous exercises." - Professor Frank Vanclay, University of Groningen in the Netherlands, 23 November
"Young people are getting more interested, especially when they are invited properly and see their input is valued." - Aġenzija Żgħażagħ CEO Miriam Teuma, 23 November, 23 November
"I have to be there for other parents who go through the same loss." - Wings of Hope Foundation founder Nicoletta Farrugia Mangion, 30 November
"As we had promised, we are making policies with young people and not for young people. The input of youth has shaped several concrete initiatives." - EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, 7 December
"Whenever a plane crashed in Gozo, more often than not, every part of the aircraft was torn off and repurposed for some reason" - Author Matthew Curmi, 21 December
"Malta's Legal Aid Agency is undergoing a significant transformation to ensure that access to justice does not become a privilege reserved for those who can afford it." - Legal Aid Agency CEO Bruno Zahra, 21 December