"Only because there's no F-minus."
— Uwe Reinhardt, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton, explaining the F grade he gave the federal government's HealthCare.gov website.
"Patience is a virtue, and Americans have it in short supply."
— Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., on frustration with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.
"We never want to have to do a memorial to any of our neighbors again."
— Frank Moszczynski of Staten Island, on taking the state up on an offer to buy homes in flood-prone areas.
"The employees who have the most power over our lives, they're the least accountable."
— Robert Freeman, executive director of the New York state Committee on Open Government, on exemptions to the Freedom of Information Law for employment records for police, firefighters and corrections officers.