* “They have been let loose against us by the forces who hold their leashes. The bombs that explode in our country today will tomorrow explode in the hands of those who sent them.”–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
* “One of the most admirable aspects of Islam is its emphasis on charity. Yet in countries like Saudi Arabia this money is directed not to fight malnutrition or child mortality, but to brainwash children and sow conflict in poor and unstable countries.”–Nicholas Kristof, New York Times.
* “One of the things that’s easy to forget amid the inflated rhetoric of an election campaign is that the relationship between our three countries goes far deeper than any individual leaders.”–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the North American Leaders Summit with President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
* “I’m not prepared to concede the notion that some of the rhetoric that’s been popping up is populist. Somebody who has never shown any regard for workers … in fact, has worked against economic opportunity for workers and ordinary people, doesn’t suddenly become a populist because they say something controversial in order to win votes. That not the measure of populism. That’s nativism, or xenophobia, or worse.”–President Barack Obama.
* “The coming weeks will be decisive. Europe must show its solidity.”–French President Francois Hollande.
* “With a disunited United Kingdom, we need a united Europe more than ever.”–Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
* “How did this happen? The right in British politics found an issue that’s causing palpitations in the body politic the world over: immigration.”–Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
* “Without Britain, there won’t be anybody in the E.U. to defend sanctions against us so zealously.”–Sergei S. Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow.
* “Free access to the domestic market is granted to those who accept the four basic European freedoms–of people, of goods, of services, of capital.”–German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
* “You can’t vote Britain out of Europe any more than you can vote Minnesota into Tuscany. Britain is part of Europe. Twenty miles from Dover to Calais.”–Garrison Keillor.
* “We’ve got to keep on working to figure out how we promote the long-term growth and sustainability that’s so desperately needed down there, but the people of Puerto Rico need to know that they are not forgotten, that they are part of the American family.”–President Barack Obama.
* “Has Germany ever asked us to forgive? To my knowledge, no such plea was ever made. With whom am I to speak about forgiveness, I, who don’t believe in collective guilt. Who am I to believe in collective innocence?”–The late Elie Wiesel.
* “I certainly wouldn’t do it again.”–Attorney General Loretta Lynch, expressing regret that in a chance encounter she sat down with Bill Clinton while his wife is under federal criminal investigation.
* “When people feel their world is vanishing, they are easy prey for fact-free magical thinking and demagogues who blame immigrants.”–David Brooks, New York Times.
* “Real change never takes place from the top down, or in the living rooms of wealthy campaign contributors. It always occurs from the bottom on up. … That’s why the political revolution must continue.”–Bernie Sanders.
* “Secretary Clinton believes that meeting the climate challenge is too important to wait for climate deniers in Congress to pass comprehensive climate legislation.”–John Podesta, chairman of the Hillary Clinton campaign.
* “Let me just repeat what I have repeated for many months now. I never received nor sent any material (via private email server) that was marked classified.”–Hillary Clinton.
* “The last time a vice-presidential selection may have altered the outcome was in 1960, when John F. Kennedy’s choice of Lyndon B. Johnson assured Democrats of carrying Texas.”–Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik.
* “Florida is the biggest swing state in the country, therefore it is the biggest swing state with an Hispanic population. … The question is, how many people are registered to vote and how many of them actually show up?”–Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
* “For many years, the Supreme Court has maintained that regulations with the purpose or effect of presenting a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking an abortion constitute an undue burden on women trying to exercise their reproductive freedom, and are contrary to principles enshrined in the Constitution. I am pleased that the Supreme Court has reaffirmed this long-standing principle in its decision.”–Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
* “Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-led Legislature should take note, reverse course on laws they passed that clearly are unconstitutional ‘undue burdens’ on women and their health clinics and doctors.”–U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa.
* “A new ballot measure will allow Californians to vote in November on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Californians will have the option of voting either ‘Yes’ or ‘Hell yes.'”–Conan O’Brien.
* “Everything is 10 percent more expensive now for visitors from the UK to Florida, so that will change some behavior.”–UCF economist Sean Snaith.
* “Ports are cannibalizing each other by going after the same business opportunities. Florida has dozens of ports, unlike other states that may have just one. There’s not enough business anymore to justify how they all want to grow.”–Richard Wainio, former CEO of Port Tampa Bay.
* “We need a diverse Senate that looks like Florida, and we need a diverse congressional delegation that looks like Florida.”–State Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, chairwoman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus.
* “Passengers will see an increased police presence. There may be other additional security modifications that they do not see, like officers in civilian clothes.”–TIA spokeswoman Christine Osborn.
* “This group has been unbelievable, this city has been unbelievable to me. … We have some unfinished business.”–Steven Stamkos, who signed an 8-year deal to stay with the Lightning.