Quoteworthy

“On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbor’s hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the America I know. … (But) so much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment.”—Former President George W. Bush, on the 20^th anniversary of 9/11.
“As botched as the withdrawal from Afghanistan was, at least Joe Biden was trying to move into the future and do triage on one of America’s worst mistakes. … Biden knew enough not to spend more lives and treasure to prop up a kleptocracy. He oversaw some bad weeks in Afghanistan, but George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld should be blamed for 20 bad years.”—Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
“(China and Russia) are making the argument in public and in private that the United States is in decline—so it’s better to cast your lot with their authoritarian visions for the world than with our democratic one.”—Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“The Department of Justice has the duty to defend the Constitution of the United States and uphold the law. Today we defend that duty.”—Attorney General Merrick Garland, in announcing that the Justice Department will challenge the Texas abortion law that bans the procedure after six weeks.
“Today is a historic day for the rights of all Mexican women. It is a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the most vulnerable.”—Arturo Zaldivar, Chief Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court, on the court’s ruling to decriminalize abortion.
“Solar, our cheapest and fastest-growing source of clean energy, could produce enough electricity to power all of the homes in the U.S. by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process.”—Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.
“(Texas’) leaders just made it easier to carry a gun and harder to end an unwanted pregnancy in the same week.”—Margaret Renkl, author of “Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss.”
“Crypto is the new shadow bank. It provides many of the same services, but without the consumer protections or financial stability that back up the traditional system.”—Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
“I think it wiser … not to keep open the sores of war.”—Gen. Robert E. Lee, on plans for Gettysburg memorials.
“Dirty air is the world’s biggest environmental killer, responsible for at least four million early deaths a year. … Air pollution kills more people than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined, but such health issues receive vastly more funding.”—Damian Carrington, Mother Jones.
“This is a critical time. The magnitude of the inequality in America today is much larger than it’s been in years.”—Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.
“We are not in the same position as some of the school boards.”—FSU President Richard McCullough, on how Florida’s public universities are finding that the state has legally tied their hands from defying mask mandates.
“By not being vocally and strongly pro-vaccine and pro mask, Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio are leading to this vacuum where people are getting their information from absolutely ridiculous sources. And that’s what’s bound to happen when our leaders aren’t stepping up.”—Palm Beach Internist Dr. Dawn Sterling.
“If the Tampa Bay Rays and the community decide that Ybor is the best home for baseball in Tampa Bay, we will work to bring their vision of an urban stadium to life in a way that complements the history and character of Ybor and the surrounding neighborhood”—Graham Tyrell, Darryl Shaw’s lead development partner on Gas Worx.
“The TMA Board is very excited about what the museum will finally be able to bring to the public.”—Tampa Museum of Art Executive Director Michael Tomor, on TMA renovations that will add 14,000 square feet of gallery space.
“I support their expansion plan. How that’s paid for and over what period of time? I think that could be up for debate.”—Mayor Jane Castor, on the Straz Center’s request for $25 million in city money to help fund the art center’s expansion plans.

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