* “We have a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again.”–President Barack Obama, speaking at Hiroshima, Japan.
* “This tragedy must not be allowed to occur again.”–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
* “We have known the agony of war. Let us now find the courage, together, to spread peace, and pursue a world without nuclear weapons.”–President Barack Obama.
* “The regime is overwhelmed at the moment, and there’s an element of improvisation–as always with the Cubans–so they are going to go very slowly. They fear the speed of China’s transition, and Tiananmen Square is their nightmare.”–Frank Mora, former Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Obama.
* “If you can’t travel, kill someone where you are.”–FBI Director James Comey, summarizing his view of the ISIS approach.
* “We are suffering badly. The restaurants and hotels are empty because there is a fear factor to coming here. …We want your business, so everything is cheaper than it ever was.”–Mickey Creyf, chief executive of Belgium-based BTS Travel Group.
* “We are in serious times, and this is a really serious job. This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show. This is a contest for the presidency of the United States.”–President Barack Obama.
* “You have to take the threat of Trump becoming president seriously, but you shouldn’t treat him as a serious person.”–Dan Pfeiffer, former senior adviser to President Obama.
* “The guy’s a maniac. You could run the old LBJ ad against Goldwater, with, ‘Three, two, one,’ and a hydrogen bomb blows up with a little girl counting daisies.”–California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton.
* “Crazy Bernie. He’s a crazy man, but that’s okay, we like crazy.”–Donald Trump.
* “How cruel to you have to be to actually root for a crisis?”–Hillary Clinton.
* “Hillary can’t generate excitement on her own, so she is relying on fear of Trump to get her into the White House. And Trump is relying on fear of everything to get him into the White House.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “The greatest irony here may be that the Clintonian urge for privacy produces the opposite of what she needs. Clinton as candidate has done best when she allows the real person inside to poke through the protective shell. Clinton improves when her “personal” becomes accessible. She continually disserves herself by striving to shield.”–Ruth Marcus, Washington Post.
* “I have a hard time believing that even a Republican Congress would enact his (Trump’s) tax plan, because it would create enormous deficits.”–William G. Gale, co-director of the Tax Policy Center.
* “We’re going to march with or without permits. It’s our right to do so.”–Tom Burke, organizer of the Coalition to Stop Trump and March on the RNC, about plans for the Republican National Convention next month in Cleveland.
* “Poll data shows that @marcobubio does by far the best in holding onto his Senate seat in Florida. Important to keep the MAJORITY. Run Marco!”–Donald Trump tweet.
* “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades. I would cut back on military interventions that have the unintended consequence of making us less safe in the world.”–Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico.
* “We’re trying to find that balance of security, but also keep the historic nature of the White House and keep it open for the public. The public doesn’t want to come to the White House and see a wall where you can’t actually see it.”–Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy, on plans for a new White House security fence.
* “Stereotyping and discrimination are wrong, whether against gays or Muslims, or against conservatives or evangelicals. We shouldn’t define one as bigotry and the other as enlightenment.”–Nicholas Kristof, New York Times.
* “If we all come together and reclaim our streets, reclaim our parks, there’s no room for the gangbangers.”–Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
* “Wage theft is an epidemic causing harm to low-wage workers struggling to support their families every single day.”–New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
* “I tell people I’m not running towards it, but I’m not running from it.”–Former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, on the possibility of running for governor in 2018.
* “Here’s an idea: Let’s entice businesses with our weather, natural resources and quality of life. We already have one of the lowest tax burdens in the nation. Instead of corporate handouts, let’s invest the money in infrastructure, education and training for a ready workforce.”–Paula Dockery, former state legislator.
* “People should endeavor to become educated. Some formal training is recommended, particularly when it comes to the nautical rules of the road.”–Advice to boaters from Gary Morse, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida leads the nation in registered vessels and number of accidents.