* “The jihadi is proud to kill in the name of God, and that is exactly what God told us to do in the Koran.”–Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, recently sentenced to life in prison for attempting to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.
* “We are determined to restore a basic middle-class bargain that has existed for generations: a bargain that says if American workers contribute to America’s economic success, they are entitled to share in its benefits.”–Vice President Joe Biden.
* “All budgetary pressures are being concentrated on (a) the dwindling portion of spending not devoted to the elderly and (b) higher taxes. This is a formula for governmental failure and generational unfairness. It’s a big story. Someone should pay it heed.”–Robert Samuelson, Washington Post.
* “I think we’re in a very broad-based recovery that is mild and strengthening.”–Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO.
* “Despite the lightning zigzags of this election cycle, the Washington smart money is now on an Obama re-election.”–Mark Halperin, Time magazine.
* “The sorry and tragic state of black education is not going to be turned around until there’s a change in what’s acceptable and unacceptable behavior by young people. That change has to come from within the black community.”–Walter Williams, African-American economics professor at George Mason University.
* “If a Hurricane Andrew were to hit today in Miami-Dade County, there’s enough money to pay for it, and the assessment is going to be about $40 to $100.”–State Rep. Frank Artiles, a Miami Republican and a licensed general contractor and public adjuster.
* “He doesn’t play favorites, and he’s an effective guy because he’s respected.”–Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos describing Sen. JD Alexander, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
* “When you see thousands of horses, you’re able to pick out a zebra.”–Psychiatrist Ryan Estevez on whether convicted cop killer Carlos Bello is faking mental illness.
* “Why not support a great school and a major economic force in the area?”–Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik on a private-public partnership with USF that will be a master’s in business administration program in sport and entertainment management.
* “Why, but to appease the interests of one politician, is the state agreeing to make USF Polytechnic a separate university while at the same time reducing the budgets of the university system as a whole? If we can’t afford to properly fund our 11 universities, why would we add a 12th?”–Former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio.
* “We can’t let a vendetta against our university go unanswered.”–Tampa City Councilman Mike Suarez.
* “Many times I get proven wrong.”–JD Alexander.
* “I think the economic opportunities around an urban baseball stadium are huge. Huge. It would transform downtown Tampa like nothing we could ever imagine.”–Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.