* “Netanyahu wants every American president to believe that there is no legitimate Palestinian alternative to Hamas … and, therefore, a two-state solution is impossible.”—Thomas Friedman, NYT.
* “I’m tired of old men dreaming up wars for young men to fight.”—Sen. George McGovern.
* “You have to be convinced that this (Iran war) is the right thing to do, particularly now that we’re on the eve of potentially the insertion of American combat troops.”—Steve Bannon.
* “This is not our war; we have not started it.”—German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
* “The largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.”—International Energy Agency.
* “It is essential to our national security to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from the Endangered Species Act requirements.”—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
* “Trump in his second term is like Michael Corleone in ‘The Godfather,’ settling all the family business.”—Carlos Lozada, NYT.
* “People only leave Washington by way of the box—ballot or coffin.”—The late Claiborne Pell, Democratic senator from Rhode Island.
* “We are losing working-class voters—the core of our coalition since the New Deal—to a corrupt billionaire with a gold toilet.”—Former Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer.
* “Humanitarian aid is needed now, but a broad economic and political transition is essential. Progress will come when the Cuban people are free to speak, organize, innovate and build a modern economy that reflects their talents and aspirations.”—Congresswoman Kathy Castor.
* “There’s no opposition waiting in the wings and no one like Delcy (Rodriguez, the co-opted, acting Venezuelan president who replaced the kidnapped Nicolas Maduro). The elements are in place where you could imagine (Castro family members) trying to transition from a revolutionary oligarchy to a capitalist oligarchy.”—Ricardo Zuniga, former State Department official, who helped broker President Barack Obama’s opening with Cuba.
* “We cannot be passive observers. … An engaged public, prepared to take to the streets, is the Calvary that will save American democracy.”—Howard Simon, former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.
* “Right now, it costs so much money just to be alive.”—Florida Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon, who is a candidate for Marco Rubio’s senate seat.
* “We can’t overstate the importance of workforce housing in our community.”—Mayor Jane Castor.
* “This is about more than a (Tampa baseball) stadium. It is about whether Tampa Bay is willing to take the next step forward as a major league city—not just in sports, but in vision, execution and ambition.”—Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House, chairman of the USF Board of Trustees and an investor in the Tampa Bay Rays.