* “Always see the world through the eyes of others.”–German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in her farewell speech.
* “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”–Rosalynn Carter.
* “History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon—See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil.”–The late Sen. Bob Dole.
* “A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.”–Theodore Roosevelt.
* “The (political fund-raising system) we have turns public servants into panhandlers.”–Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald.
* “The rule of thumb is that culture-war issues help Republicans with voters and help Democrats with donors.”–Jonah Goldberg, The Dispatch.
* “American politics has often been an arena for angry minds.”–Historian Richard Hofstadter.
* “In his desperate fight to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election, Trump looked for and found the soft spots in our electoral system. His supporters are fighting to make them more vulnerable.”–Jamelle Bouie, New York Times.
* “Gas prices normally rise like a rocket and fall like a feather, so it could take a couple of weeks before prices at the pump fully reflect the downturn in the futures market.”–AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins.
* “I hear people say all the time, ‘Well, you make a lot of money.’ Yeah, but I create a lot of value.”–Alabama head football coach Nick Saban whose annual earnings now top eight figures.
* “We see Tampa as a growth market, and one of those cities that more and more people are talking about.”–Randall Cook, co-founder and CEO of Roost, a Philadelphia hotel company making its Florida debut with a new extended-stay boutique hotel on Water Street. Roost Tampa will open in March.