Quotables

‘Why turn a garden snake into a boa constrictor?’

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., co-chairman of the House Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, on the effect of giving sanctions relief to Iran as part of the proposed nuclear pact.

‘Imagine a NASCAR driver mentally preparing for a race knowing one of the drivers will be drunk.’

John Weaver, chief strategist for presidential candidate John Kasich, on preparing for a debate that includes Donald Trump.

‘All Pope. All the Time.’

Brand slogan for POPECAST, a 24-hour online radio station, run by CBS-owned KYW in Philadelphia, devoted to the September visit of Pope Francis and the World Meeting of Families.

‘I can make that commitment.’

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, in a July 29 Senate hearing, in response to a question from Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, about whether he would commit, absent new directives from Congress or the courts, not to take action to remove the tax exempt status from religious colleges or universities based on their belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.”

‘Who knew jumping out of planes was safer than getting out of bed?’

Former President George H.W. Bush, 91, in a tweet to well-wishers on July 30 as he recovered from a fractured bone in his neck.