“The center core of what we believe, that we're a nation with an economy, not an economy just in some global marketplace with open borders, but we are a nation with a culture and a – and a reason for being. And I think that is what unites us and I think that is what is going to unite this movement go…”— Steve Bannon, businessinsider.com
“I grew up in a shitty little town full of Trump voters. So I think I can I understand the point of view of someone who supports his message. What I don’t understand is supporting that messenger.”— Trent Reznor, vulture.com
“The perpetually breaking news cycle of the Trump era has become its own suffocating force.”— Mark Leibovich, nytimes.com
“They want to take away my voice. They’re not going to take away my social media.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“As many Americans will die in 2017 of drug overdoses as died in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan wars combined.”— Nicholas Kristof, nytimes.com
“What I've learned in my life is if someone is acting badly, they're in pain. It's a really simple rule, they're either scared or in pain.”— Sebastian Junger, youtube.com
“You’ve got to be courageous. Have a support system. You’ve got to lawyer up. It takes money.”— Howard Bragman, nytimes.com
“When something is ready to become a cultural narrative, everything feeds it. When people are finally willing to look something in the eye, culture almost conspires to tell them how much of it they are willing to look in the eye.”— Mark Harris, nytimes.com
“I want to thank President Agent Orange for your unsuccessful attempt at the Muslim ban.”— Busta Rhymes, imdb.com
“One of the perverse effects of increased indexing and E.T.F. activity is that it will tend to ‘lock in’ today’s relative valuations between securities,’ Mr. Klarman wrote.”— Andrew Ross Sorkin, Seth Klarman, nytimes.com
“In giving Mr. Bannon an official role in national security policy making, Mr. Trump has not simply broken with tradition but has embraced the risk of politicizing national security, or giving the impression of doing so.”— The Editorial Board, nytimes.com
“Our president is a pathological liar. Say it. Write it. Never become inured to it. And dispense with the terms of art to describe it. A lie by any other name portends the same.”— Charles M. Blow, nytimes.com
“Our president is a pathological liar. Say it. Write it. Never become inured to it. And dispense with the terms of art to describe it. A lie by any other name portends the same.”— Charles M. Blow, nytimes.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
“If you’re too optimistic, it sounds like you’re out of touch. The Republicans needed a far more pessimistic candidate. Somehow, what was unusual about Trump is, he was very pessimistic but it still had an energizing aspect to it.”— Peter Thiel, nytimes.com