quotes

“It’s wishful thinking to say al-Qaeda is on the brink of defeat.” —RAND analyst Seth Jones, adviser to U.S. special operations forces, commenting on the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden

“I have to get the Secret Service home in time for their new curfew.” —President Barack Obama, making a joke about the Secret Service prostitution scandal at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner

“I think we’re living in really pivotal times. It’s the next great battle ... Look at the history of civil rights relating to people’s nationality and color.” —David Furnish, the partner of Sir Elton John, describing the debate over gay-marriage rights