* “The euro is driving a massive process of change. We therefore need to reform the European Union and reform our relationship with it.”–British Prime Minister David Cameron.
* “We agreed today … that we would like to see our countries find a new way forward.”–Secretary of State John Kerry after meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua.
* “(Cybertheft) really now is at the center of the relationship. It is not an adjunct issue.”–National Security Adviser Tom Donilon on a contentious issue between the U.S. and China.
* “So far, the striking thing about the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, both in Europe and the United States, is how successfully the center has held. Power has passed back and forth between left and right, but truly radical movements have found little traction, and political violence has been mercifully rare.”–Ross Douthat, New York Times.
* “The U.S. is the only rich country in the world whose population is growing. We add 3 million people to our number every year, thanks largely to (legal) immigration.”–Fareed Zakaria, Time magazine.
* “States rejecting the (Medicaid) expansion will spend much more, get much, much less, and leave millions of their residents uninsured. That’s a lot of self-inflicted pain to make a political point.”–Ezra Klein, Washington Post.
* “As the debate continues, I urge those who esteem Ronald Reagan to consider the principled, big-picture perspective at the core of his decisions. When we consider what Reagan would do, let’s also remember what he did do–expand Medicaid.”–John Kasich, Republican governor of Ohio.
* “After getting the input from all these different constituents, I realized there was not across-the-board support that would serve us well in moving forward.”–John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, which is abandoning its plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes.
* “In a country where we expect free WiFi with our coffee, why shouldn’t we have it in our schools?”–President Barack Obama.
* “Something happens when a crime is reported in the military. Service members close ranks. The victim often has to continue to salute her assailant.”–Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg View.
* “Poaching is not an economic development strategy.”–Sandra Jones, director of communications for the Illinois Department of Commerce, on Gov. Rick Scott’s letter-writing campaign that targets out-of-state businesses.
* “Simply unconscionable. It’s a political anti-Hispanic move.”–Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, on Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of a bill that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to get temporary driver’s licenses.
* “Somebody in Florida who is not yet a citizen can get a doctor’s license but not a driver’s license. How absurd can we be?”–Attorney Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte.
* “They want a true Democrat. They want someone who has consistent core values and principles. They don’t see that in Charlie Crist.”–Gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich, a former Democratic leader in the state Senate, on her appeal to her party’s grass roots.
* “I teach my kids that when you make a mistake, you correct it yourself.”–Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe, who reversed his (2005) vote and voted to repeal a ban on county government recognition of gay pride.
* “We’re upping the game. It’s important for the Channel District. It’s important for downtown.”–Thom Stork, president and CEO of The Florida Aquarium, on the opening of Stingray Beach, the first phase of the aquarium’s $15-million expansion project.
* “It’s like the O.K. Corral. It’s like ’06 and ’07 all over again. People are just paying crazy money.”–Keller Williams agent Scott Samuels on the Tampa Bay area’s rebounding housing market.
* “It means the worst of the recession is over.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn on increases in Tampa property values that reduce the projected deficit.
* “I was fortunate enough to go to high school here, and there’s a reason why I chose to go to USF and stay in my home town. I wanted to be here forever. I really don’t envision myself doing anything else.”–Rob Higgins, executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission.