NOT SO long ago, asylum seekers turned to the United States, seeking refuge from repressive states. Now the United States is one of those repressive states.—Washington Post Editorial

There is nobody more patriotic than me.—Your favorite President

Whether he knows it yet or not, he will be leaving. There is a process. It has nothing to do with a certain occupant of the White House doesn’t feel like moving and has to be fumigated out of there.—Nancy Pelosi on Trump's Refusal to Leave the White House

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.—Henry David Thoreau

“Another four years of this would degrade our country beyond repair.”—Robert Redford

Major General Soleimani was in charge of Iran military strategy, and actions, in Syria and Iraq. But absent an actual imminent threat to life, the course of action taken by the U.S. was unlawful.—Agnes Callamard, U.N. Expert

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.—Chuck Palahniuk

A prize from fairyland beyond our wildest dreams.—Winston Churchill

'If we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any'—Self described stable genius

The military will escort Donald Trump from the White House should the president lose November’s election but refuse to leave office.—Joe Biden

At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about this issue. But why would I do that? It’s not their problem. It’s mine. This is a white problem.—Banksy the artist

"Thank you to Iran," —tRump

We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.—General Mattis

"Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try," —Gen. Mattis

“Where will you draw the line, and when will you draw it?”—James Miller

"Let's not excuse violence, or rationalize it, or participate in it. If we want our criminal justice system, and American society at large, to operate on a higher ethical code, then we have to model that code ourselves," —President Obama

Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen. That's when people would have been really badly hurt, at least. Many Secret Service agents just waiting for action.—Donald Trump

The next move would be up to Trump, who may have to decide between bombing Iran or letting Iran approach the verge of going nuclear. If he faces this dilemma, it will be the result of his own decisions—first, to pull out of the deal; second, to lift the sanction waivers. It’s not too late now to reconsider the latter—for his own good, as well as for the rest of us.—Fred Kaplan

When the looting starts, the shooting starts—General D Trump

As far as the president is concerned, he's our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group, morbidly obese, they say, so I think it's not a good idea.—Nancy Pelosi