"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
--— Memo from Bridget Anne Kelly, deputy chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, to David Wildstein, a Christie appointee on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
"Got it."
—Wildstein, in reply to Kelly's memo, a few weeks before he closed two of the three lanes of traffic connecting Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge.
"I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team."
— Gov. Chris Christie
"This is like taking $400 million and setting fire to it so everyone will feel warmer for a while."
— E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for a temporary property tax freeze.
"We're blessed to be farming just a few hours away from the biggest appetite in the country."
— Richard Ball, owner of Schoharie Valley Farms, who Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated this week to be the next Agriculture & Markets commissioner