"Obviously it's going to be more challenging. The governor indicated throughout this entire session that politics would start on June 20, the day after we're adjourning. Obviously, he accelerated that."
—Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos, on tensions that complicate passage of legislation as the session draws to a close
"We're probably not getting elected again, any one of us."
— East Greenbush Town Board Member Sue Mangold, after the board unanimously endorsed the Thompson Hill Road casino proposal Thursday
"I may have to move to the Arctic so they cannot find me."
— Inventor Burhan Ozmat, joking about the possibility of his cooling foam failing on a Mars probe mission
"We were out there to send a message, and our message was suppressed."
— Garrett O'Connor, an Occupy Wall Street protester, on a $583,000 settlement New York City reached with 14 demonstrators who sued for wrongful arrest