Quotables

‘It sounds like that somehow the ball was dropped.’

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on President Barack Obama’s failure to foresee the rise of ISIS. “It struck me,” he said, “that I did not see anything that indicated that there was concern about ISIS developing.”

‘This was not a protest. It was a riot.’

Albuquerque, N.M., City Council president Dan Lewis on anti-Trump demonstrations outside a May 24 rally for Donald Trump in the city. The demonstrators reportedly threw rocks and burning T-shirts that may have broken windows at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

‘There are probably more ugly women in America than attractive women.’

Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania and a prominent supporter of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, on why Donald Trump’s comments about some women’s looks will hurt him with female voters.

‘Please Mum, take it easy. Relax. I never thought I would ever see you again, wipe your tears. God has made it possible for us to see each other again.’

Rescued Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali Nkeki, kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria along with 275 others, on being reunited with her mom. Since the kidnapping, 18 parents of the girls, reportedly including Nkeki’s father, have died, relatives say due to stress.

‘Yes, the thought of male genitalia in girls’ locker rooms—and vice versa—might be distressing to some. But the battle for equality has always been in part about overcoming discomfort.’

An editorial in The Charlotte Observer in support of the Obama administration’s efforts to force school districts to allow transgender students to use the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice.