* “France is not finished with this threat.”–French President Francois Hollande.
* “It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity. … There needs to be a firm message about the values of the republic and of secularism.” –French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
* “I have the impression that this is a war of jihad against the West, whose targets are journalists, the liberty of expression and Jews.”–Roger Cukierman, president of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France.
* “‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”–Novelist Salman Rushdie.
* “It is we who forgive, not Muhammad.”–Gerard Biard, editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo.
* “One nation cannot by itself hope to forestall the possibility of terrorism, even within its own borders.”–U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
* “It’s fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile.”–White House spokesman Josh Earnest, on the U.S. being represented at the Paris march by its ambassador to France.
* “They talk about Russia like it’s the worst place on earth. Russia’s great.”–Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who has been living in Moscow since the Russian government granted him asylum more than a year ago.
* “It’s beginning to nag some people that there could be a deflationary component to the economy.”–Jim Vogel, debt markets strategist for FTN Financial, on implications of tumbling oil prices.
* “Move to Florida! We want you to keep more of the money you make.”–Gov. Rick Scott’s inaugural-address invitation to those in northern states.
* “I do not believe that there is a U.S. constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Now as I’ve said before, states have a right to change their laws. I don’t believe it’s unconstitutional. I just don’t believe there’s a constitutional right to it.”–Sen. Marco Rubio.
* “Take a pyramid of power where a few people make the decisions, push it down, spread it out.”–Florida Republican Congressman Dan Webster, on his dissent over the re-election of John Boehner as Speaker of the House.
* “Western politicians, Muslim leaders and intellectuals everywhere should point out that blasphemy is something that does not exist in the Koran and should not exist in the modern world.”–Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post.
* “Floridians have a right to choose where they are going to have their energy coming from.”–Tory Perfetti, who heads Conservatives for Energy Freedom, on a 2016 Florida initiative that would allow those who generate solar energy to sell the power directly to other consumers.
* “The voters of Florida clearly want a medical marijuana law and we intend to pass one, whether in the Legislature this session or on the ballot in 2016.”–Ben Pollara, campaign director for United for Care.
* “Loving couples getting married across Florida overshadowed the inauguration. It was poetry.”–Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida.
* “We have a chance to do a re-write so we can ensure that we are not overtesting our children and ensure that we provide a road map to the districts about how to do this.”–Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, on preparations to improve the state’s assessment program.
* “You have to get into the playoffs to get to the World Series, and we were solidly in the playoffs this time around.”–Rick Homans, CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp., on Tampa being a finalist for the Mercedes-Benz U.S. headquarters’ relocation that ultimately went to Atlanta.
* “We’ve done our homework. We know the spending power that exists in the LGBT community. They like to travel; they like unique experiences.”–Visit Tampa Bay President and CEO Santiago Corrada, on the strategy of launching a series of national print and digital ads aimed directly at same-sex couples looking to marry.
* “What should be a concern … is that for too many teachers, the evaluation process feels demeaning or unfair, even with teachers who fare really well in this evaluation process.” Hillsborough County teachers union president Jean Clements.
* “We don’t open stores. We create never-seen-before experiences.”–Gary Friedman, chairman and CEO of Restoration Hardware, which announced that it will open one of its palatial “Restoration Hardware Galleries” later this year at International Plaza.
* “These trades are difficult, but they’re a necessary part of how we operate. That doesn’t take away the sting.”–Matt Silverman, Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations, on the trade of the popular Ben Zobrist.