*”Merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”–President Harry Truman, on the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
* “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”–J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who played a major role in developing the A-bomb.
* “I remind everybody that us leaving at the end of 2011 was negotiated in 2008 by the Bush administration. And that was always the plan.” Gen. Ray Odierno, outgoing Army chief of staff, on the Iraq exit plan.
* “To be honest, no one has a clue where the economy is, and I don’t think that it’s properly measured. Definitely, there is a slow down. You can have an argument about what level it is.”–Viktor Szabo, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, on the Chinese economy.
* “The desire for immigration sovereignty is behind Britain’s possible referendum on a ‘Brexit’ from the European Union.”–Russ Douthat, New York Times.
* “These perverse ideologues, warped theocrats, they may be able to inspire a single lone wolf to commit a savage act, but they can never, never threaten who we are. When this perverted jihadist struck, everyone responded.”–Vice President Joe Biden, at a memorial for the five servicemen killed in a Chattanooga shooting rampage.
* “We want leaders who can resolve a Cuban missile crisis, not those who will stumble confusedly through a Hurricane Katrina disaster.”–Lee Drutman, author and senior fellow at New America, a political reform program.
* “I don’t think I’ve made mistakes. Every time somebody said I made a mistake, they do the polls and my numbers go up. … I’m sure I will at some point. But so far you have to say, hasn’t worked out badly, right?”–Donald Trump.
* “Hillary is lucky that she faces a crowded, absurdist Republican field cowering in the shadow of the megalomaniacal showman Donald Trump.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “(Bernie) Sanders, meanwhile, is attracting huge crowds on the West Coast–much larger than Clinton’s or any Republican’s. … He has clearly struck a chord with a high-education, all-white constituency.”–Michael Barone, Washington Examiner.
* “They (Republican presidential field) brag about slashing women’s health care funding. They say they would force women who have been raped to carry their rapist’s child, and we don’t hear any of them supporting raising the minimum wage, paid leave for new parents, access to quality child care, equal pay for women or anything else that will help to give women a chance to get ahead.”–Hillary Clinton.
* “It’s time we recognize the Supreme Court is not the Supreme Being.”–Mike Huckabee.
* “A failed former chief executive officer, Carly Fiorina, having fired 30,000 employees and driven her company’s stock price into the ground, feels more qualified than ever to be president. She’s never held elective office and rarely voted while living in California.”–Timothy Egan, New York Times.
* “We are certain that the time is now to reach out to one another, as two peoples who are no longer enemies or rivals, but neighbors. It’s time to unfurl our flags, raise them up, and let the world know that we wish each other well.”–Secretary of State John Kerry, in Havana for the flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy.
* “We need an American president who will work in solidarity with a free Cuban people. If I am elected president, I will reverse Obama’s strategy of accommodation and appeasement.”–Jeb Bush.
* “He (President Obama) has been quick to deal with the oppressors but slow to deal with the oppressed.”–Sen. Marco Rubio.
* “Justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life. Julian Bond helped change this country for the better.”–President Barack Obama.
* “Human beings are fairly good at calculating costs into their decision-making–saving for a rainy day, buying car insurance–if the time horizon is a few months or a few years. They are not as good at assuming burdens, as in environmental policy, when the time horizon is a few decades or centuries.”–Michael Gerson, Washington Post.
* “Target has removed gender labels from its kids’ sections after getting complaints. It’s still behind Walmart, which for years has sold unisex overalls, flannel shirts and shotguns.”–Humorist blogger Jim Barach.
* “We are under direction by a court that continues, over and over again, to exceed their constitutional authority. When one branch goes deep into other areas, the people lose. We have to make sure that doesn’t happen.”–Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Trinity, on the Florida Supreme Court’s role in the redoing of congressional district boundaries.
* “People want to invest in this community because the urban core is turning a page and the port is turning a page. This is keeping with the port mission but realizing there are better uses for this property.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn, on the unveiling of Port Tampa Bay’s elaborate, multi-use development plan for 45 Channel District acres.
* “We are very optimistic that we will see new service within the next six to twelve months. At the same time, we are very fortunate to have Allegiant as our dominant carrier.”–Tom Jewsbury, executive director, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
* “Tampa is a small big town. It’s a small town that’s big in its own way. Everyone knows each other. My job is not to embarrass this organization, family or teammate.”–Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston.