The world would only begin to get something of value from the moment I stopped being a serious member of society and became -- myself!—Henry Miller

I can honestly tell you that Donald doesn't give one shit about public service. But I'm not angry with Donald. Donald is who Donald is, and he's not going to change. He's a flawed guy. But me sitting and yelling about Trump for two hours isn't going to do any good.—Howard Stern

"We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic"—The greatest leader of modern time

"We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall,"—The best leader of the modern time

You don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline. So you've got to respond, in what you see happen. And if you keep seeing this acceleration, it doesn't matter what you say. —Dr. Anthony Fauci Responding to Trump

Suspending sanctions, clearing the I.M.F. loan and offering help, real help, may not make the Iranian government less dangerous. But it’s what America should be doing as a great nation, and unlike the alternative, it does hold out the possibility of making Iran less dangerous.—Editorial Board, The New York Times

'Get off Twitter and Do Your Job'—Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Racism, the defence mechanism, which our collective psyche, being psychic, saw coming a long mile back, will be sung as prayer for the dead and the crown of asphyxiation will be placed on the skull of arrogance without pomp and circumstance.—Jam Hamidi

“No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.”—tRump response to Coronavirus

“I Don’t Know Anything About It,” "I don't take responsibility for it"—tRump

“I Don’t Know Anything About It,” "I don't take responsibility for it"—tRump

“I Don’t Know Anything About It,” "I don't take responsibility for it"—tRump

“I Don’t Know Anything About It,” "I don't take responsibility for it"—tRump

‘I don’t take responsibility at all’—stable genius

Coronavirus Outbreak Is a Pandemic, W.H.O. Declares—New York Times

Israel, much like the Nazi Germany destroys house of family of the resistance group to the illegal occupation—Bavafa

Iran, like late-Soviet Russia, has a deeply corroded political culture. Prompt establishment of constitutional order may be too much to hope for.—Robert D. Kaplan

Yesterday don't matter if it's gone.—The Rolling Stones

" I’m surprised you’re asking about chromosomes given that you don’t even believe in evolution."—Ocasio-Cortez

At some point, incompetence and evil become indistinguishable. I feel like we have passed this point several times in the past few years, and Iran’s leadership in particular keeps passing it over and over, like a Formula 1 car doing laps.—Graeme Wood