* “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was intended only as a beginning, then they want to capture other countries.”–Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
* “We need a wall between civilization and barbarians striking peaceful cities with missiles.”–Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
* “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”–George Washington.
* “Gas and grocery prices are the GOP’s best friends right now.”–Hugh Hewitt, Washington Post.
* “I don’t date women my age. There aren’t any.”–Milton Berle.
* “This year’s mid-term elections occur during a moment of existential peril for democracy.”–Leah Aden, deputy director of litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
* “It needs to be, and it should be. (Honesty) goes to the core essence of integrity.”–Florida Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist, promising that if he gets through the primary, he will make honesty a key part of his campaign to unseat Gov. Ron DeSantis.
* “Unfortunately, it appears to me our options are very limited regarding potential tax relief the board can authorize at this time.”–Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan.
* “You can’t take taxes that pay for cops on the street and use it to pay for baseball. That’s why we’re limited to the tourist development tax which pays for exactly that kind of thing.”–St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch.
* “You hear St. Pete talk about being the next Austin. Well, Lealman is its next-door neighbor.”–Christopher Moore, assistant Pinellas County administrator, referring to plans for a Tesla showroom and service facility at an old Kane’s Furniture liquidation store in the Lealman section of St. Petersburg at 34th Street N and 46th Avenue N.
* “More than 60 Israeli companies have a presence in Florida. And the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator based in Tampa is helping to increase that number.”--Mayor Jane Castor.