* “You cannot conduct an adventurist foreign policy when you rebuild a country. We must have the best of relations with the United States.”–Amr Moussa, former foreign minister of Egypt and a front-runner in the race for president.
* “Club Med.”–Patrick Buchanan, Creators Syndicate, in referring to European economic laggards Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
* “It is harder to end a war than to begin one.”–President Barack Obama.
* “It is vindication of my father 50 years afterward. Dad is one of our American heroes.”–Francis Gary Powers Jr. on the announcement that his late father, who was the U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in1960, will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star by the U.S. Air Force.
* “Newt Gingrich, I think, would be the largest disaster the Republican party would put into the nomination since Barry Goldwater.”–Brian Ballard, Tallahassee lobbyist and a top fundraiser for Mitt Romney.
* “Many politicians are full of themselves. Gingrich is overstuffed.”–Frank Bruni, New York Times.
* “I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.”–Rick Perry.
* “Foreign aid, which represents less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, helps to strengthen our allies, deprive extremists like al-Qaida of new recruits, and protect millions of women and children from AIDS and preventable, life-threatening diseases like malaria–all goals vital to our national interests.”–Mark Schlakman, senior program director at FSU’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
* “If new regulations were eating into business, we’d see a slip in corporate profits. We are not.”–David Brooks, New York Times.
* “We will stand firm against outside influence, no matter how well intended.”–FAMU Board of Trustees Chairman Solomon Badger explaining the board’s rejection of Gov. Rick Scott’s call for the suspension of FAMU President James Ammons.
* “The recovery is not a robust one. We need to see declining unemployment, rising payrolls and a growing labor force.”–University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith.
* “The bottom line is that you cut $1.35 billion last year. So this billion doesn’t even come close to replacing what you cut last year.”–Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich referring to Gov. Rick Scott’s request to the Legislature for a $1 billion increase in education funding.
* “He (Marco Rubio) could give Tea Party activists a reason to turn out at the polls even if the presidential nominee isn’t their first choice. But as a way to guarantee a big defection of Latino votes to the GOP column, he’s no sure thing.”–Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times.
* “Florida is the greatest offender of some of the most gerrymandered districts in the country, and the Legislature is creating obstructions to voting. It’s shameful.”–Former state Sen. Dan Gelber.
* “Our vision will become a reality.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s rejection of a $10 million grant to complete two final segments of the Riverwalk project.
* “I know quit when I see quit, and quit is not disguised tonight.”–NFL Network’s Deion Sanders’ assessment of Bucs in their 31-15 loss to Dallas last Saturday.