* “America stands with Ukraine.”–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, while meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
* “This is one of those moments in European history. What we are looking at is the semi-permanent division of Europe into two.”–Alexander Stubb, former Prime Minister of Finland.
* “Quitting Twitter wouldn’t be easy for the scrollers and tappers addicted to having all this messy humanity at their fingertips.”–Molly Roberts, Washington Post.
* “I don’t think inflation has gotten entrenched in the economy; markets and consumers both expect it to come down a lot in a year or so. But we don’t want to take the chance that it might get entrenched. So hike the Fed must.” Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize recipient in economics.
* “The Bible says God created mankind ‘in His own image.’ But many alleged conservatives invert that. They create in their image, a God who thinks and acts like them.”–Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald.
* “The marketplace is horrible. Insurance companies are picking and choosing what buildings they want to insure … companies might not want to write on the ocean anymore.”–Miami Beach insurance broker Robert Munchick.
* “Choosing between housing affordability and resiliency is not an option. We have to do both.”– Brandi Gabbard, chair of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
* “I don’t go in for billboard patriotism.”–Walt Disney.
* “The surge of Tampa’s tech scene is a major reason why we decided to build our team in this hub of top talent.”–Thomas Kratky, founder and CEO of the Prague-based data firm Manta, in announcing that Manta has chosen Tampa for its U.S. headquarters.