Quotables

‘Looks like #PumpkinSpice has officially taken over Earth.’

Commander Scott Kelly after an orbit over the Earth aboard the International Space Station in early October.

‘I would not wait until Nov. 20. I’d buy it whenever it comes to the store.’

University of Illinois professor of crop sciences Mohammad Babadoost on the expected pumpkin shortage this year.

‘I think of Jimmy Carter as the good old days.’

Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on President Obama’s foreign and domestic policy missteps in comparison to those of President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s.

‘You have lost your credibility with a lot of people. They are just flat out ignoring this stuff.’

U.S. Rep. Collin C. Peterson D-Minn., to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on government nutritional guidelines. The government’s advice with regard to salt, eggs, meat, and fat has come under increased criticism in recent years.

‘Your impact on me changed the trajectory of my life.’

Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy winner, on the surprise midseason resignation of “Head Ball Coach” Steve Spurrier from the University of South Carolina. The winningest coach in both South Carolina and University of Florida history, Spurrier is also the only person to win a Heisman Trophy (1966) and coach a Heisman-winning player. Wuerffel, who played for Spurrier at Florida, is executive director of Desire Street Ministries, a Christian ministry to urban neighborhoods.