Quotables

“We are keen to halt all acts of tampering and deception in the beautification of camels.”

Officials with a camel beauty contest in Oman after 20 beasts were disqualified for having impermissible procedures like Botox injections and lip fillers.

“It is time for new leaders.”

Sen. STEVE DAINES of Montana after announcing in March he would not seek the Republican nomination and a third term in the U.S. Senate.

“When we change our clocks twice a year, it creates all kinds of problems.”

British Columbia Premier DAVID EBY on his Canadian province’s decision to move to permanent daylight saving time in March.

“Rather than becoming dumber, we are becoming more specialized for the job.”

TANIA ESPARZA, a mother and participant in a Spanish study, on researchers’ findings that women’s brains undergo significant changes during pregnancy.*

“The economy is killing me on food prices. And gas prices are tough now, too. It’s kind of a double whammy.”

JOHN ANDREWS, a South Carolina–based chef who runs a meal delivery service and drives over 100 miles every week to deliver fresh home-cooked meals to his clients, on the way current economic challenges affect his business.**

*BBC; **CNN