“If you look at its proportions and structure, you can see that it’s a master violin, made by a man who was proficient in his craft. But the choice of wood was completely incomprehensible.” — Szandra Katona, a Hungarian art dealer who discovered the origins of a violin made by a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp. (Monday, The Associated Press)
“At this point, there are no indications of any cyberattack.” — António Costa, the president of the European Council, talking about a power outage that affected Spain and Portugal. (Monday, BBC)
“It is scary … $50,000 just didn’t randomly show up from Washington, D.C., into Prosper ISD.” — Doug Charles, the founder of a now inactive political action committee, who filed a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission against the mysterious able Leadership Committee that is funding two Prosper ISD races. (Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News)
“We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.” — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after his Liberal Party won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and a trade war. (Monday, The Associated Press)
“I was born before midnight on the 29th, but it didn’t get ed in the county courthouse until the next day, the 30th. So, it went out officially as the 30th. So I just do both days." — Willie Nelson, who turned 92 last week, on why he celebrates his birthday two days a year. (Tuesday, Austin American-Statesman)
“This is not the first time that the nation has seen chilling action by the government intended to shut down debate.” — Federal District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in a ruling in which Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University, was set free weeks after his arrest at a citizenship interview. (Wednesday, The New York Times)
“Jeff Bezos was very nice. He was terrific. He solved the problem very quickly and he did the right thing. He’s a good guy.” — President Donald Trump shortly after the White House criticized Amazon for reportedly planning to display on its site how much the new tariffs on top U.S. trading partners are driving up prices for consumers. (Tuesday, CNBC)
“Every child who gets measles gets a headline. When I was a kid, there were 2 million measles cases a year and nobody wrote about them.” — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy during a visit to Texas, playing down a measles outbreak in the state. (Wednesday, Texas Tribune)
“When you see her, you think, ‘How did you survive for that long?‘” — Jared Karran of Kangala Wildlife Rescue, in Australia, talking about Valerie, a miniature dachshund who eluded capture for 529 days. The dog will soon reunite with her owners. (Thursday, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)