‘The prognosis is very, very serious.’

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on the glioblastoma diagnosis he received after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor. The 81-year-old senator, against his doctor’s wishes, returned to Washington for Senate votes 11 days after his surgery and has cast a key vote against repealing Obamacare.

‘We’re a little frustrated that the Senate has not acted on a seminal promise.’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., on the Senate’s failure to repeal Obamacare.

‘We ask You, that he can repent of what he has done.’

Pastor Jose Nieto on alleged shooter Emanuel Samson during a prayer vigil after the Sept. 24 shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Nashville, Tenn., killed one woman and injured seven. Nieto is community minister at Antioch Church of Christ in Nashville. The vigil was held outside Burnette Chapel.

‘Shame has been forgotten. People would rather beg for a plate of food for their children, than watch them go hungry.’

Judith Arcia, a cook at a Catholic soup kitchen in Caracas, Venezuela, on the food shortages and hyperinflation that plague the once-wealthy country.

‘The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented.’

President Donald Trump during his Sept. 19 speech at the United Nations.