‘The NFL has hurt us.’

Papa John’s Pizza founder and CEO John Schnatter on the NFL’s ongoing player protests during the national anthem. Third-quarter sales were down for Papa John’s, which is the league’s official pizza sponsor. The Louisville, Ky.–based company also lowered its revenue and profit forecasts for the year.

‘My donors are basically saying “get it done or don’t ever call me again.”’

U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., on the priority many GOP donors are giving to tax reform legislation.

‘We will not tolerate transphobic speech and will delete and ban those who engage in it.’

Facebook post from the Midwife Alliance of North America in response to a post that challenged the group for using language like “pregnant persons.” The latter post had said: “There is not a single male in the history of humankind who has ever given birth. This is all absurd.”

‘You lean into what you don’t understand. You lean into the Lord, and I would just submit that to everyone.’

Pastor Frank Pomeroy of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on the shooting that claimed the lives of 26 people, including an unborn child. Pomeroy’s daughter, 14-year-old Annabelle Renee, was among those murdered.

‘I think my God, my Lord protected me and gave me the skills to do what needed to be done.’

Stephen Willeford, former NRA instructor and a resident of Sutherland Springs, Texas, on shooting the Sutherland Springs gunman.