* “The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.”–Political scientist and philosopher Hannah Arendt.
* “Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.”–Former presidential adviser and financier Bernard Baruch.
* “Trump is using the classic elected authoritarian playbook.”–Dartmouth political scientist Brendan Nyhan.
* “Those who long for peace must prepare for war.”–Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
* “It doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe.”–Elon Musk.
* “The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country.”–Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
* “If the U.S. can do this to us, their closest friend, then nobody is safe.”–Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly.
* “Loyalty isn’t a strong enough word for (Pam) Bondi’s fidelity to Trump. She is blindly obedient.”–Anthony Coley, former adviser to (Biden Administration) AG Merrick Garland.
* “If we get AI right, it will unlock unprecedented innovation, efficiency and economic growth. It will drive the next wave of high-tech jobs.”–ConnectWise founder Arnie Bellini, who recently donated $40 million to USF to create the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
* “I have no interest in working with this (Rays) ownership group. That bridge has been burned.”–St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch.
* “Emotions are so raw right now; I think we could all use a timeout.”–St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Steinocher.