Towing

The world will get its first trillionaire while Americans across the country are scraping together every dollar to save for retirement.

— Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator

I’m not afraid of Trump.

— Pope Leo XIV — in response to Donald Trump insulting him

I decided I wanted to use the money to build something (a wall at his house), I thought I must not use the money, which will be loaned to me. I’ll use it and pay it in December.

— Richard Shibiri, in testimony to the Madlanga Commission, explaining that he intended to use the loan money to build something (a wall at his house) and repay it in December.

A Charizard was the rarest holographic in base set, so pulling one from a pack was like winning a mini-lottery.

— David Wilson-Turner, head of the toy department at Hansons Auctioneers, said: 'A Charizard was the rarest holographic in base set, so pulling one from a pack was like winning a mini-lottery.'

It wasn’t that long ago that some commentators wrote the country off as a failed state. Now, however, the president correctly closed his speech by noting that it was turning the corner.

— Izak Odendaal, Symmetry Investment Strategist, discussing the positive developments in South Africa.