* “What the country needs more than ever is certainty.”–British Prime Minister Theresa May, after her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament.
* “There may have been, in aggregate, more terrorism in the seventies and eighties, but it was discriminate. They kept their terrorism within boundaries related to their cause. Today it’s different. … ISIS posts pictures of a vehicle and says get in your car and drive into people–and that’s all it takes.”–Bruce Hoffman, author and director of security studies at Georgetown University.
* “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go.”–James Comey quoting President Donald Trump.
* “I didn’t say that. And there’d be nothing wrong if I did say it.”–Donald Trump.
* “Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication … and WOW, Comey is a leaker!”–Donald Trump.
* “As you know, we’re under siege, you understand that. But we will come out bigger and better and stronger than ever. You watch.”–Donald Trump, in his remarks to evangelical supporters.
* “He’s standing increasingly on his own island and the question is whether he’s going to have the means and the ability to come to shore because that island isn’t big enough to win again.”–Democratic pollster Paul Maslin.
* “Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement … sends the wrong message. It says that the United States is retreating, that we are not the leader we once were and that others, maybe Europe, maybe China, will have to bear the mantle of leadership on the world stage.”–George LeMieux, former Florida Republican U.S. senator.
* “You know you’re in trouble when beclouded Beijing, where birds go to die, replaces you as a leader on climate change.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government.”–Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and chief executive of General Electric.
* “I think Trump is the collateral damage of the times we’re living in. You know, it’s not that we’re living in these times because of him. No, I think it’s the eye opening of an America that was not clear before.”–Actress Salma Hayek.
* “A lot of people didn’t want to wear the Trump jersey. Well, he was our nominee and frankly, I find him to be an incredibly fine human being.”–Florida lobbyist Brian Ballard.
* “Republicans should be on the lookout. While we try to muddle through repealing and replacing Obamacare, Democrats are sharpening their message on health care. In their race to the left, Democrats are increasingly calling for a full-fledged single-payer system.”–Republican political consultant Ed Rodgers.
* “One hundred percent federal funding is just not realistic, so the challenge is: How do we take a portion of the government money and leverage it to get the private sector involved in financing public infrastructure?”–Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
* “There is living and dying; there’s no retirement.”–Comedian Mel Brooks, 90.
* “It is my duty to advocate for the issues that are important to my constituents, and I will not apologize for using every available avenue to effectively resolve them.”–Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, in underscoring that he still favors a hard line on Cuba.
* “We’ve got three fiefdoms in Tallahassee–the House, Senate and the governor.”–Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater.
* “I wholeheartedly support Ashley.”–Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, in endorsing former Hillsborough Circuit Judge Ashley Moody as her successor.
* “I think it’s a good transition from the state House and state funding to county funding.”–State Rep. Janet Cruz, the term-limited, Democratic leader of the Florida House, who looks likely to run for a Hillsborough County Commission seat.
* “We’re going to innovate, collaborate and partner with USF and community physicians.”–John Couris, newly named president of Tampa General Hospital.
* “We can’t be silenced by a very small minority of agitators and dissenters and Internet trolls that continue to say that we don’t need rail and we don’t need mobility options and that, instead, we can build more roads to get out of this problem.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
* “What we’ve noted in the past few years, with our salary schedule being better than maybe surrounding counties, is (teachers) tend to transfer into Hillsborough County at a higher level of pay.”–Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins.