* “I can tell you one thing right now. Our gun laws will change.”–New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
* “Nationalist, populist and even austerity agendas are tearing social fabric, aggravating inequality, splintering communities, curtailing women’s rights and cutting vital services. … We will push back against the pushback. … For wholesale change. For rapid change … our world needs, starting by addressing the imbalance in power relations.”–UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
* “Today I am vetoing this resolution. Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution, and I have the duty to veto it.”–President Donald Trump, in overruling Congress’ disapproval of his emergency declaration.
* “I would generally make the case that the Democratic Party should always be nominating the next-generation candidate–except I’m not sure any of the old rules apply.”–Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, 45, the youngest Democratic senator.
* “Sometimes, bigger ideas are more possible to accomplish. Because you can inspire people.”–Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
* “Unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that (impeachment) path, because it divides the country. (He’s) just not worth it.”–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
* “I know the software fix is going out in a couple of weeks and going fleet-wide is going to take at least through April.”–Rep. Rick Larsen, the Democratic chairman of the aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in noting that Boeing’s 737 Max passenger jets will be grounded until Boeing is finished preparing fixes to anti-stall software.
* “Elite colleges have become a status symbol with the legitimacy of meritocracy attached to them, because getting in sanctifies you as meritorious.”–University of California, Berkeley sociologist Jerome Karabel.
* “Today’s action to finally allow smokable medical marijuana brings four words to the lips of people across our state: “It’s about damn time.'”-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a former marijuana lobbyist.
* “We recognized this major mobility problem that was starting to present itself between densely populated too-short-to-fly but too-long-to-drive areas, and we saw it as an opportunity.”–Patrick Goddard, president of Brightline, on the rationale for offering train travel in top Florida urban markets–including Orlando to Tampa.
* “Assign a designated ‘water watcher’ anytime children are playing in pools or at the beach. … It only takes 20 seconds for a child to begin to drown, and supervision is the single best method of prevention.”–Dr. Kelly Devers, Hillsborough County’s chief medical examiner.
* “We’ve got a couple more years of state money, we’ve brought down costs and we’re seeing ridership increase. Let’s keep doing this until we’re in a position, big picture, where we can (start) up service with multiple boats.”–St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman on the Cross-Bay Ferry, which has a 40 percent increase in ridership half way through its six-month season.