* “No comment.” Angel Adams’ response to Circuit Judge Tracy Sheehan’s custody-hearing question asking if the 37-year-old, unmarried mother of 15 were pregnant again.
* “We’ve got one shot to get this right. We do need some outside expertise. ” Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio explaining the need to hire a consultant to advise on building a mass transit hub downtown.
* “Someone once said that the best time to plant an oak tree was 30 years ago. The second-best time is — today. Isn’t it planting season here in the Tampa Bay area?” — Former Tampa Downtown Partnership president Jim Cloar on the urgency for action on light rail.
* “Anything would be preferable to the Trop. People would just enjoy it more. Right now they’re (Rays) playing in one of the smaller markets in an inadequate stadium. They’re shackled. (Stu) Sternberg’s not fantasizing. It’s a real issue.” — Andrew Zimbalist, Smith College (Mass.) economics professor who studies the impact of stadiums on teams.
* “It’s the first time I can recall a contest for Senate or governor with an Anglo, a Hispanic and an African-American.” — University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato commenting on Florida’s senate race.
* “Principles are more important than winning.” — Florida Sen. George LeMieux.
* “Charlie Crist is no different than he was the day before.” — Republican lobbyist and fundraiser Brian Ballard.
* “He’s an honest man. He’s a good man. He loves what he does. He produces for all of us.” — Former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco.
* “To remain the world’s pre-eminent nation, the United States is going to have to develop energy sources that are plentiful, clean and don’t enrich the worst people on earth.” — David Brooks, New York Times.
* “Debt seems frightening. But in a deep recession, we need economic stimulus far more than we need to control deficits. Because of collapsing revenues, state and local budgets are in free fall. Most states have constitutional requirements to balance budgets, which means they are slashing programs and raising taxes, exactly what we don’t need during a recession. They have fewer options, though, without help from the federal government. …But President Obama’s embrace of the deficit hawks has painted him into a corner where major new spending seems irresponsible.” — Robert Kuttner, American Prospect co-editor and author of “A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama’s Promise, Wall Street’s Power and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future.”