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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:

Matt Vespa, Senior Editor at Townhall. com: What Hunter Biden said about illegal immigration is rather Trumpian.

But this five-hour interview with Shawn Ryan, a pro-Trump podcaster and former Navy SEAL, was unfiltered, especially on Afghanistan and immigration.

And by that, I mean, he calls the Afghanistan withdrawal a total disaster and says we don’t want immigrants who are coming here illegally and draining our resources.

Jeff Charles, seasoned journalist and News Editor for Townhall.com: When your last name is Biden, being out of touch is par for the course.

This is the two-tiered justice system we live under. Powerful elites have used the power of the state to stack the deck in their favor while doling out harsh punishments for offenses none of them would ever see a prison cell for. If anyone truly personifies the corruption of our system, it is Hunter Biden.

Pastor Corey Brooks, founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the CEO of Project H.O.O.D. (Helping Others Obtain Destiny), the church's local mission: This Christmas, hope is the miracle Chicago's poorest children need most.

That is why I have been walking across America since September, stepping out from Times Square on a 3,000-mile journey — millions of steps — to raise the final $25 million needed to complete our Robert R. McCormick Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center through Project H.O.O.D. This isn't a political stunt. This is my stand for merit, hard work, faith, family, and the American Dream. This is my stand against 60 years of post-1960s liberalism that has devastated our community.

Kurt Schlichter, political commentator and author: Can you feel the vibe shift?

But these are just numbers and statistics. What matters to an electorate is the collective gut feeling about the future, and that feeling has changed even in the past several weeks. We had setbacks and made mistakes, going off on useless tangents like the Epstein files and Rob Reiner, so that our momentum stalled as we dealt with nonsense. Well, that’s over. We’re once again moving forward as the President has started to make affordability his focus. Watch for Trump to take the initiative even harder at the State of the Union speech and as he goes out on the road, talking up his achievements. No one trumpets his wins quite like Donald Trump.

There’s a new positivity in the air. The negativity is fading. You can feel it out there. People are putting their heads up and looking around and seeing that things aren’t quite as bad as they were. It’s a vibe shift, and that’s good for us. We might just vibe our way into a midterm victory.