* “War never again!”–Pope Francis, in his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
* “The reality is that there is no hiatus.”–Tom Karl, director of the National Centers for Environmental Information, in response to doubters who have claimed that global heating trends have paused.
* “We must deliberately and carefully extricate ourselves from expensive wars.”–Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, in announcing his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
* “It is beyond my understanding why the Democratic Party has not focused on the needs of seniors much more than they have–and you better believe I plan to.”–Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
* “I need your help to get on that debate stage. I need to grow my team of supporters.”–Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO, on needing better poll numbers to make the (10 percent) cut in upcoming Republican presidential-candidate debates.
* “I didn’t think I would be back up here again because, frankly, I thought Jeb was just going to suck all the air out of the room, and it just hasn’t happened.”–Potential presidential candidate John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, explaining why he was visiting New Hampshire.
* “Our rights come from God, not from government.”–Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in announcing his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
* “Bill Clinton (is) a new kind of post-presidential celebrity: a convener who wrangles rich people’s money for poor people’s problems. In the process, the (Clinton) Foundation elevates the wealthy by giving them entree to one of the nation’s most prominent political families.”–David Fahrenthold, Washington Post.
* “Without federal involvement, states define their own standards of proficiency. Some states will do good stuff, but there will also be laggards and a lot of happy talk.”–Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City public schools.
* “I am disappointed that you have not been the strong leader that many had hoped for.”–Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a letter to Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
* “Compromise isn’t a dirty word. Our nation was formed by compromise–large states and small states–and we wouldn’t be sitting here in the United States of America without it.”–Thomas Kean, former New Jersey governor and chairman of the 9/11 Commission.
* “It’s rough to watch myself going through hell and the bad feelings I was feeling.”–The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, on “Love & Mercy,” the new movie about Wilson.
* “A wide body of research has uncovered a troubling trend: Women, as well as minorities, often get a chance at leadership only in times of turmoil.”–Bryce Covert, The Nation.
* “Heroin is actually the underlying problem behind so many issues in Baltimore. It’s why people can’t find employment, why people go to jail, why people don’t get educated. People lose their whole families because of heroin.”–Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City Health Commissioner.
* “The program has created a highly lucrative business model of bringing in cheaper H-1B workers to substitute for Americans.”–Ronil Hira, Howard University professor of public policy, on the outsourcing use of temporary visas to place immigrants in U.S. technology jobs.
* “I may not be the presiding officer when this proposal finally makes it, but this is the future. It just is.”–Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner, on the FHIX subsidized health insurance plan passed by the Senate–but defeated in the House.
* “If FHIX is not the answer, then what is? We’ll be back and we’ll be talking about the same issue because it’s going to haunt the state of Florida.”–House Democratic leader Mark Pafford of West Palm Beach.
* “It’s sort of like not taking your heart medicine because you’re waiting for a heart transplant.”–Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami.
* “There’s going to be a pruning. It’s very simple math. We have to scale back our expectations, and I think the members are aware of that.”–Senate Appropriations Chairman Tom Lee, R-Brandon.
* “We think our kids speak Spanish. Well, maybe they speak ‘kitchen’ Spanish or social Spanish. But if they are going to compete in the workforce, they need to be able to read, write and draft business letters in Spanish.”–Former Miami-Dade County school system superintendent Mercedes Toural.
* “The economic and energy benefits of expanded drilling in the eastern Gulf simply do not outweigh the risks.”–U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Indian Shores.
* “With the addition of Edelweiss (airline) from Switzerland, we’ve expanded our reach into German-speaking Europe, like Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria. We’ve also become a port of call for German cruise AIDA.”–Kevin Wiatrowski, spokesman for Visit Tampa Bay.
* “I don’t know why the referendum issue enters into this at all. I don’t think it should be tied to the referendum. … We need to get this thing moving.”–U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, on any relationship between the 2016 sales tax referendum and proposed ferry service connecting MacDill AFB and southeast Hillsborough County.
* “Tampa Bay has truly become a hockey market. You can see the passion, the excitement, the level of sophistication even since the last Stanley Cup, and that’s nice to see.”–NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
* “He would have been a damn good lawyer. He would have made a lot of money and he would’ve won a lot of arguments. As it turns out, he’s using the same talent and ability he would’ve used to be a great lawyer as a great hockey coach.”–Thomas Brennan, a retired district judge in Michigan, on Jon Cooper’s legal skills.