* “If you thought that the vote was going to go in favor of Brexit (British exit from the European Union), as a U.S. dollar investor, you would be most negative on domestic U.K. stocks. But you wouldn’t be bullish on the rest of Europe, either. It would highlight the fragility of the European Union.”–John C. Maxwell, manager of the Ivy International Core Equity fund.
* “Despite the deafening dearth of excitement among younger women, Hillary has cast herself as Groundbreaking Granny.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “Notwithstanding the enthusiasm of the young for Bernie Sanders, the major tension is not between Mr. Sanders and Hillary Clinton. It is between Hillary Clinton and the legacy of Bill Clinton.”–Michael Lind, author of “Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States.”
* “Donald Trump announced he’s changing up his campaign staff and adding a convention manager. Which is the most creative way I’ve heard someone describe the word ‘bouncer.'”–Jimmy Fallon.
* “Our Republican system is absolutely rigged. It’s a phony deal.”–Donald Trump.
* “The process has been what it’s always been, which is political parties elect their nominees. If you don’t get a majority of the delegates in the primary, then delegates decide the nomination. … Political parties are private organizations who can choose their nominees basically, any way they want.”–Marco Rubio.
* “Just because Cruz has won some delegates in a state where we have the delegates voting for us is not relevant until and unless there’s a second ballot. There’s not going to be a second ballot.”–Trump senior adviser Paul Manafort.
* “Republicans seem utterly determined to lose a perfectly winnable race.”–Michael Gerson, Washington Post.
* “There is a Polarization Industrial Complex in American media today, which profits handsomely from the continuing climate of bitterness. Not surprisingly, polarization in the House and Senate is at its highest since the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s.”–Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute.
* “You can’t understand the Trump phenomenon without understanding how ‘New York values’ have made his candidacy possible. This starts with the New York media’s longstanding love affair with Trump, his intimate relationship with the city’s glossy magazines and tabloids and networks.”–Ross Douthat, New York Times.
* “It is an obscene amount of money. … It’s ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely. … (But) the overwhelming amount of money that we’re raising, and it is a lot, is not going to Hillary to run for president, it’s going to the down ticket.”–George Clooney, on the fund-raising dinner he hosted for Hillary Clinton at his home.
* “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.”–Joseph Heller.
* “These days … The Times seems like a digital media company that happens to put out a newspaper.”–Margaret Sullivan, former public editor of the New York Times.
* “I think the climate’s changing. I think man’s had an impact, and we need to stop arguing about the science. I have a confession to make. I’m a Republican.”–U.S. Rep. David Jolly
* “It’s not the whole union. It’s the executive branch. I have major love for the police union.”–Tampa City Council member Frank Reddick.
* “I think it’s (Tampa) a great sports town. They’ve supported the Bucs, they’ve supported us, they’ve supported the Lightning. I would think they would support the Rays.”–New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner.
* “How do we capitalize the downtown cultural corridor? How can a child learn here, then move onto the Florida Aquarium, then take in a performance at the Straz Center?–Jennifer Stancil, the new president and CEO of the Glazer Children’s Museum.
* “Fellow Tampanians, we built this. The state of our city is good, and the future is within our grasp.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
* “The largest opportunity of any downtown in the country.”–How St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Steinocher characterizes the 85-acre site where Tropicana Field sits.