* “We should not be surprised if Tehran is caught cheating. While the Obama administration has emphasized the emerging agreement’s highly intrusive verification measures, the trick will be not only to catch cheating in a timely manner, but also to react with a clear plan.”–Robert L. Gallucci, professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University and chief negotiator for the 1994 nuclear deal with North Korea.
* “He’s independent and doesn’t kowtow to anybody. It makes me feel good to know he’s going to be one of the people having a close look at the Iran deal.”–Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, on Tennessee Republican Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
* “It was done in the spirit of good will in order to encourage progress in the talks.”–Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Russia’s plans to deliver a sophisticated air defense missile system to Iran.
* “This bipartisan bill will protect health coverage for millions of Americans, and I will be proud to sign it into law.”–President Barack Obama, after the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation rewriting how Medicare reimburses physicians.
* “He (Barack Obama) needs her (Hillary Clinton) to win this election so that the things he wants history to remember as his most consequential accomplishments aren’t undone in the first 100 days of a Republican administration.”–Robert Gibbs, former Obama White House press secretary.
* “Instead of a chilly, scripted, entitled policy wonk, as in 2008, Hillary plans to be a warm, spontaneous, scrappy fighter for average Americans. Instead of a woman campaigning like a man, as in 2008, she will try to stir crowds with the idea of being the first woman president.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “I think a governor is going to be the nominee, a governor or a former governor, because I believe that our party and our country need someone who’s actually run something.”–New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
* “It is a contradiction somewhat that he’s projecting himself as the candidate of the future but some of his positions are not in tune at all with people in his age group and younger.”–Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, on the presidential candidacy of Marco Rubio.
* “‘Gun control’ is when you hit at what you aim at.”–Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
* “Never forget. It’s not how far you’ve traveled; it’s what you’ve brought back.”–The late Italian writer Tiziano Terzani.
* “Development has to be part of conflict prevention.”–Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank.
* “(Gov.) Scott is treating cost as the only priority for companies. If that were the case, we’d all be living in Mississippi.”–Barry Broome, CEO of the Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council.
* “It’s always high risk, whenever you’re dealing with anything in Florida relating to change.”–Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, in voicing his concerns about online voter registration.
* “Perhaps we should consider going back to electing the secretary of state so he would be more in tune with the voters than with the individual who appointed him.”–Former Florida Republican legislator Paula Dockery.
* “The feds and the executive branch and representatives from the (Florida) House and Senate ought to get together and try to forge a compromise.”–Jeb Bush on how funding hospital care and expanding Medicaid should be handled in Florida.
* “It’s the same old story. (Job creation) has been looking pretty good, but wages have not been keeping up.”–Chris McCarty of the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic Research on the report that Florida’s jobless rate remain unchanged at 5.7 percent in March.
* “I see this as my life’s work. Assuming the flight doesn’t kill me and I don’t get a lengthy prison term.”–Ruskin gyrocopter pilot Douglas Hughes, explaining his campaign-financial-law protest before heading for the U.S. Capitol.
* “This will be a whole new reality show for the community. Most people have no idea what officers deal with on a daily basis.”–Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor on officers’ use of body cameras.
* “Old Hyde Park reflects what was good about Tampa when I was growing up. And with the development of downtown, I’m envisioning that they’ll bring the trolley up there and do a complete loop. It’s like Tampa’s growing up and taking a step back in time.”–Richard Gonzmart, in announcing the location of the soon-to-be resurrected Goody Goody restaurant.