Quotables

‘What can I do except go forward and try to be the honest athlete that I am?’

American sprinter Alysia Montaño, who would have medaled in the 2012 London Olympics if not for two Russian sprinters who were reportedly doping. The World Anti-Doping Agency released a report showing widespread doping among Russian athletes and recommending lifetime bans for five Russians, including the two who beat Montaño.

‘He said, “Boehner, man, I’m going to miss you.” And I said, “Yes, you are, Mr. President. Yes, you are.”’

Former House Speaker John Boehner on talking with President Obama after stepping down from the speakership.

‘Can’t read the article because I don’t have a subscription.’

Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., on a New York Times editorial suggesting he drop out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

‘Someone told me to “give it the old college try,” so I crumbled into an incoherent mess when I heard an opinion that differed from mine.’

Daniel Lin, economics professor at American University in Washington, D.C., via Twitter, on the influence of political correctness on college students.

‘Republican majorities have just given President Obama a diamond-encrusted, glow-in-the-dark AmEx card.’

U.S. Sen. and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz on the two-year budget deal that raises spending by $85 billion, breaking domestic and military spending caps both parties agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011.