• You’re seeing a government paralyzed by the extremists.
• Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle   |   April 12, 2013
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who says the U.S. Senate's gun control compromise was the result of lawmakers who are unwilling to stand up to gun lobbyists.

• But I do recognize, to some degree, it's now or maybe never for me, in terms of running for something.
• Source: CNN   |   New York City   |   April 11, 2013
• Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in 2011 following a scandal over a lewd photo sent via Twitter, confirmed that he's considering running for New York City mayor.

• Spending a week's time being on top of the national news about your coach using homophobic slurs, screaming and yelling at players, basically assaulting them -- that's not a good week.
• Source: Reuters   |   New Jersey   |   April 10, 2013
• New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, referring to the Rutgers University scandal that revealed a video of its basketball coach physically and verbally abusing players.

• When things went from bad to worse, the Tea Party became a guiding star for residents.
• Source: Governing   |   Fayette County, Ga.   |   April 9, 2013
• Pat Cooper, the managing editor of the Fayette County News, commenting on the Tea Party's rapid takeover of the Georgia county local government in 2010 and 2012 elections.

• No one is innocent after the experience of governing. But not everyone is guilty.
• Source: Governing   |   New York   |   April 8, 2013
• New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

• We will require a photo ID to go tanning, but we won’t require a photo ID to vote.
• Source: Bangor Daily News   |   Maine   |   April 5, 2013
• Maine state Sen. James Hamper, speaking out against a bill banning the use of tanning beds by anyone under 18. The bill awaits the governor's signature.
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• We thought it would be a really neat way to meet stay-at-home moms who aren’t getting information about what street drugs look like.
• Source: Governing   |   Kansas City, Mo.   |   April 4, 2013
• Kansas City, Mo., Police Department spokeswoman Sarah Boyd, on why the department created the nation's first crime-fighting Pinterest board.

• It's time for a new Republican party that talks like adults.
• Source: Governing   |   Louisiana   |   April 3, 2013
• Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, speaking in January to the Republican National Committee about the changes the party needs to make to be successful in future elections.

• I’m incredibly passionate about a well-made piece of equipment ... whether it’s an automobile or a weapon.
• Source: Governing   |   Texas   |   April 2, 2013
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is actively trying to get gun manufacturers located in less gun-friendly states to relocate to Texas.
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• We could not wait for the federal government to come to the table with their share.
• Source: Stateline/Governing   |   Florida   |   April 1, 2013
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who wants the federal government to pay for its share of port improvement projects in Jacksonville and Miami, totaling $111 million.

• So just to be clear, you don't think there is a federalism problem with what Congress has done in DOMA?
• Source: Governing   |   March 29, 2013
• U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, questioning Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, in what could be a key moment in hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act.
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• It's sort of like we're at the Alamo. We're here, we're dug in and we're going to stay.
• Source: Governing   |   Mississippi   |   March 27, 2013
• Mississippi state Rep. Bobby Moak. Democrats in the state legislature are blocking votes to reauthorize the state's Medicaid program in an attempt to force Republicans to allow a debate on expanding it under the Affordable Care Act.
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• I served my country. I don’t want to feel like I’m reaching into someone else’s pockets to get benefits that, as a veteran, I should be entitled to.
• Source: Governing   |   Nation   |   March 27, 2013
• Anthony Palladino, U.S. Navy vet, on why the self-reliance learned in the military can make it hard for veterans to ask for help when federal benefits that should be available to them are difficult to obtain.

• Well, we don't view [pedestrian deaths] as accidents. We view these as avoidable casualties.
• Source: Governing   |   Chicago   |   March 26, 2013
• Chicago Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein, explaining why he proposed a zero goal for pedestrian traffic deaths in the city within ten years.

• The food environment makes healthy eating like swimming upstream.
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   March 25, 2013
• Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, who says that in order for the masses to lose weight, places serving food must adopt smaller portions, healthier options and calorie labeling.