Quotables

‘Ask David Cameron, don’t ask me.’

Hani al-Sibai, a Muslim cleric in England who reportedly lives in an upscale west London neighborhood on about $77,000 in yearly government benefits, when asked by the Daily Mail how he could justify receiving such benefits. Authorities have accused the Egyptian-born al-Sibai, 54, of links to al-Qaeda, a charge he denies.

‘There is no federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.’

Elena Kagan, during her 2009 confirmation hearings to become solicitor general. As a Supreme Court justice on June 26, Kagan voted that the Constitution includes such a right.

‘We should start calling this law SCOTUScare.’

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his dissent of King v. Burwell, the second controversial Supreme Court ruling to uphold Obamacare.

‘I can’t think of many nations where we have a better relationship than when we did when he took over.’

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on U.S. foreign policy under President Barack Obama.

‘I can’t help it if the entire Democratic field is white. Do I get points for interviewing Cruz, Carson and Rubio?’

Jake Tapper, host of CNN’s State of the Union, on a liberal critic who said his July 5 show didn’t have enough diversity.

‘I always thank God for everything.’

Chicago Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop, after Bob Costas made fun of him on a June 26 MLB Network telecast for pointing to the sky after a bad outing on the mound. Strop explained that he thanks God for the opportunity and it has nothing to do with how well he performs. Costas later apologized.