Quotables

“You just learn to appreciate every little thing.”

ALYSSA, a 13-year-old girl from Leicester, England, expressing to a BBC reporter her gratitude to be alive six months after becoming the first to receive a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for her aggressive leukemia.

“As a parent, it surprised me to think how many other parents don’t know that problem exists.”

American University professor CHRIS HALSNE, speaking to WUSA9 about a Dec. 8 report from the school’s investigative workshop that found 12,175 incidents of sexual assault or harassment at Virginia K-12 campuses between 2015 and 2020.

“You are literally discriminating against someone for the day they’re born.”

ADAM PONTE, an attorney in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a Brookline, Mass., law prohibiting anyone born after Jan. 1, 2000, from ever purchasing tobacco and vape products, according to NBC News.

“You just need five touchdowns. That’s nothing.”

Minnesota Vikings cornerback PATRICK PETERSON, encouraging his teammates after they’d fallen behind the Colts 33-0 at halftime during a Dec. 17 game. The Vikings subsequently mounted the largest comeback in NFL history, winning 39-36 and clinching the NFC North division title.