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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner: Judge on Maxwell/ Epstein Grand Jury: There is no 'there' there.

Polls show public interest in Epstein has declined precipitously in recent days. There's a reason for that. People suspect that, with all the intense scrutiny of Trump in the 10 years since he first ran for president, and with the deeply partisan nature of that scrutiny, and with the Justice Department being in both Republican and Democratic hands during that period, it's likely that if there were something huge to be learned, it would have been learned by now. That doesn't mean it is impossible that there is something big still out there. But it seems more and more unlikely.

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall.com: Obama might not have the legal protections libs think he has regarding the Russian collusion hoax.

Obama ordered the creation of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, which we now know disregarded proper protocols and forcibly inserted the Steele dossier into the report, a knowingly false document, since it was the only file that backed up the cockamamie narrative about Trump-Russia collusion. James Clapper, John Brennan, and James Comey forced it into the report. It was leaked to the media, and the hoax spread— this was all pre-arranged during Obama’s December 9, 2016, meeting.

Leah Barkoukis, online features editor at Townhall.com: Man who hurled a hoagie at federal officer charged with felony assault.

“He thought it was funny,” Pirro said in her video about the sandwich thrower. “Well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today because we charged him with a felony: assault on a police officer.”

'We're gonna back the police to the hilt,' she added. “So there, stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else.”

Dave Marcus, columnist for Fox News Digital: Trump understands that safety is for every citizen, not just the lucky few.

Donald Trump envisages a gleaming capital city where even at 2 am one can walk freely, admiring the moon atop the Washington monument in the big skies of D.C., and not just in D.C., but in all American cities.

So, let the Democrats hoot and holler a little more if they must. Most Americans are hopeful about this move by the president. Nobody likes crime, and nobody likes being told they are just imagining it.

Frank Bisignano, American businessman: Social Security is 90 years old. We are making it smarter, better, faster under Trump.

Ninety years ago, Americans chose to build a safety net that reflects our highest values. Social Security is more than a monthly payment. It is a guarantee that we stand by one another.

As we look to the century ahead, President Trump remains committed to ensuring that Social Security is as strong, effective, and enduring for our children and grandchildren as it has been for the generations before them.