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“His quote about leadership, as I remember it, is: ‘It’s the art of getting someone to do something you want them to do, because they want to do it,’” Waldron said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

We often associate him with the scriptural quote from the Bhagavad Gita that reads, “Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.”

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Then he paid high school students to write on the papyrus using passages from "Star Wars," the Bible, and a quote from the 1960s science fiction television show "The Outer Limits."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Initially, we used to quote an average wait of seven days on the urgent transplant list," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

That quote didn’t have a smidge of Nan in it.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

It’s not just that he regularly quotes scripture or speaks openly of his faith.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Correction: In Tuesday’s edition of this newsletter, I misattributed quotes from two CVS Health executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When Sen. Alan Simpson quotes from “Othello” in defense of Thomas, he uses Shakespeare’s lyrical authority but fails to realize that he is in fact invoking the false words of the tragedy’s villain, Iago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

However, the report also quotes its gross margins — above 80% — exclude revenue shared with distribution partners, as well as the cost of training its models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

She makes air quotes as she says “revolution.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Beitler said she recently quoted someone a mortgage rate on a Monday, and by the time they went under contract on a Thursday, the rate had increased over half a percentage point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Arellano: You know that Jake Tapper knows the average age of the audience tuning in to the debate is 65 or older when he quoted Johnny Carson’s famous Burbank putdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The court documents quoted a series of exchanges in which someone, identified by the estate as Seaver, threatened to destroy Parton's brand.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"I don't know where she is or how she is. My wife is an auditor and I have no issues with anyone," he was quoted by Nyasa Times as saying.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

With one of the most quoted lines of the century, Kennedy challenged all Americans to face the coming test together.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

It is worth quoting his answer in full.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Earlier that morning, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei published a flattering bulletin placing Schmitt atop the speculative short list to be Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 running mate, quoting admirers of the senator.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Whatever: This is what appeared in the Feb. 20, 1985 edition of the Oakland Tribune, quoting a UC Berkeley professor about a protest against immigration sweeps in the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Bill and I don’t agree on much, but on this we do,” Mamdani wrote this week on X, in a post quoting billionaire investor Bill Ackman criticizing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

They quote the police quoting the councilman as admitting to meeting her at the midtown club, drinking a little, agreeing to drive her home.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee