Quoteworthy

* “North Korea sees that in the 70 years that nuclear weapons have been in existence, no nuclear state has ever been invaded.”–Koh Yu Hwan, professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University in South Korea.

* “There are three ways to resolve the North Korean problem. North Korea giving up their nuclear weapons voluntarily; resolving through quid-pro-quo negotiations; and taking military action. We all know the first and the last are not realistic options so negotiation is the only way. We must not forget that.”–Lee Soo Hyuk, former South Korean denuclearization negotiator.

* “The  president and Nebraska have a basic disagreement about trade. His administration holds 18th-century views of trade as a zero-sum game. I side with our farmers and ranchers who are feeding the world now.”–Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse.

* “(Trump) is not just a problem for the EU, but for the whole world.”–Martin Schultz, former president of the European Parliament and the Social Democratic primary opponent of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

* “Philosophically, anyone who is in power should be questioned.”–“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels.

* “There has been no change in the United States’ position on the Paris agreement. As the president has made abundantly clear, the United States is withdrawing unless we can re-enter on terms that are more favorable to our country.”–White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters.

* “Increased greenhouse gas emissions are fueling more extreme weather events. It’s just that simple.”–Susan Glickman, Florida director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

* “Television is all about visual proof. You want to persuade people that what they’re seeing is real and matters to them. And if they can see me standing out there getting knocked around, it’ll convince them that they should not do the same thing.”–CBS correspondent Mark Strassman, on the rationale for on-the-scene reporters seemingly subjecting themselves to unnecessary harm during hurricane coverage.

* “I think Elizabeth (Warren) is laying the groundwork for a run. She won’t admit it, but it looks like that. Why would she be out in California if she wasn’t interested in running for president? I mean, she says she’s raising money for her re-election, but she won’t have any problems with that.”–Guy Saperstein, part owner of the Oakland Athletics and prominent member of the Democratic donor base.

*”We weren’t friends, so I assumed he wanted as much star power as he could get.”–Excerpt from Hillary Clinton’s book on why she and Bill Clinton were invited to Donald and Melania Trump’s wedding in Palm Beach.

* “I think we have a moral responsibility to help grow the economy.”–Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, on using his platform to wade into larger social issues.

* “Perfection is not attainable, but if you chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”–Vince Lombardi.

* “The job he’s done is incredible. I hope this man, right here, Rick Scott, runs for the Senate.”–Donald Trump, while in Fort Myers to observe disaster relief.

* “Democracy dies when there is no dialogue. I disagree with the president on a range of domestic and foreign policies, but I will also work with him in an effort to deliver results for Florida.”–U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Orlando.

* “It is time for our elected leaders and voters to take an honest look at the flaws of the death penalty. I encourage our elected Florida state attorneys not to waste enormous resources in pursuit of uncertain punishment in these old cases and, instead, to seek the certainty of life in prison.”–Melba Pearson, former prosecutor and current deputy director of the ACLU of Florida.

* “Living in Florida is still far better than living in most states. With hurricanes you at least have advance warning, which is unlike disasters in most states.”–Charles Richardson, regional vice president of Coldwell Banker in Tampa.

* “We have seen no drop-off in excitement for Florida because of rising sea levels or these hurricanes.”–Lee Arnold, executive chairman of Colliers Florida.

* “Unless you lived through an event like Hurricane Andrew, you don’t understand how very fortunate we are. … It’s business as usual. We are in good shape to continue tourism here.”–Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay.

* “We just want our fair share. As they (Hillsborough County) develop this transportation plan, we would hope that our contribution would be represented within the plan in terms of new projects. To date, we haven’t seen any indication they’re inclined to do that.”–Mayor Bob Buckhorn.

* “The relationship between the county and the city has never been better. There are many issues that can potentially prevent a ballpark from being constructed in Tampa. I can assure you city-county relations is not one of them.”–Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan.

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