“What are you guys complaining about? You know what happened. James Comey decided to play judge, jury and executioner, and, on October 28th, he executed the Hillary Clinton campaign—killed her in Pennsylvania, killed her in Michigan, killed her in Wisconsin and handed Donald Trump the presidency and,…”— Hakeem Jeffries, realclearpolitics.com
“The election had an apocalyptic feel to it. There was a way in which Trump was funny, so you could be apocalyptic and funny at the same time. It’s a strange combination, but it’s somehow very powerful psychologically.”— Peter Thiel, nytimes.com
“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while...I want you to quote this, the media here is the opposition party. They don't understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States... The elite…”— Steve Bannon, nyti.ms
“We don’t like to try to guess what’s going to happen in the future, but I’ve got to tell you, I think people were very engaged in this election, and I think will be very engaged as time goes forward. The key is to hold people accountable. The hobbits, or the deplorables, had a great run in ’16. Ever…”— Steve Bannon, breitbart.com
“Any hope the White House may have had that the Mueller investigation might be fading away vanished this morning. Things are only going to get worse from here.”— Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, lawfareblog.com
“Mueller is too thorough and taking too long. This thing is seriously taking forever.”— Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, foreignpolicy.com
“In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“Attempting to define reality is a core feature of authoritarianism. This is what the Soviets did when they erased political dissidents from historical photos. This is what happens in George Orwell's classic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', when a torturer holds up four fingers and delivers electric sho…”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“Listening to Trump, it almost felt like there was no such thing as truth anymore. It still feels that way.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“He [Trump] reminded me of one of those old men ranting on about how the country was going to hell in a handbasket unless people started listening to him.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“Deep breath. Feel the air fill my lungs. This is the right thing to do. The country needs to see that our democracy still works, no matter how painful this is. Breathe out. Scream later.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“But slowly, on a personal level, it has gotten better–or at least less terrible.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“In this book, I write about moments from the campaign that I wish I could go back and do over. If the Russians could hack my subconscious, they'd find a long list.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“Every day that I was a candidate for President, I knew that millions of people were counting on me, and I couldn't bear the idea of letting them down. But I did. I couldn't get the job done, and I'll have to live with that for the rest of my life.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, amazon.com
“America is indeed a place where all things are possible: that is its greatest promise and, perhaps, its gravest peril.”— David Remnick, newyorker.com
“For us to have had this opportunity and to be able to make this much change, as much as we wish that we could have gotten everything done, it’s remarkable.”— Barack Obama, newyorker.com
“Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the ancient world. Initially, I have to admit, I was doing it for entertainment and as a refuge from news that gets worse with each passing day. But I couldn’t help noticing the contemporary resonances of some Roman history — specifically, the tale of how the Rom…”— Paul Krugman, nytimes.com
“And to all the young people in particular, I want you to hear this. I’ve spent my entire adult life fighting for what I believe in. I’ve had successes and I’ve had setbacks—sometimes really painful ones. Many of you are at the beginning of your careers. You will have successes and setbacks, too. Thi…”— Hillary Clinton, facebook.com
“Most qualified woman in the world loses to the least qualified man in the world. In case If you were confused about what misogyny looks like.”— Sam Rosenholtz, twitter.com
“I’m a cook. Inclusion is how I make a living. I feed the few, but I want to feed the many. I want everyone at the same table. Republicans, Democrats, independents, everyone. Please, pass the salsa!”— José Andrés, washingtonian.com