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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: Independent journalist highlights why dems are so quiet about Trump right now.

And even after their disastrous winter meeting, this party remains lost, rudderless, leaderless, and without a message. You can’t craft one with the issues they think are top priority now. Democrats are the mentally ill homeless person on the sidewalk, panhandling and screaming obscenities into the clouds. Meanwhile, people do what they should when seeing a spectacle like this: walk over or around them and hold your nose to avoid the smell.

Byron York, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner: An alarmingly narrow house majority.

'Gov. Hochul and other top Democrats are willing accomplices in this delay scheme because they know the seat will be filled by another Republican,' Johnson said. 'We will continue to hold these politicians accountable and challenge their corrupt plan.'

On the one hand, the maneuvering in New York is standard-issue politics. If Republicans wanted a bigger majority, they should have won more seats. On the other, given the historically narrow margin in the House, the numbers could affect the entire course of the Trump administration. Yes, the president is moving fast by acting on his executive authority. But at some point, the White House will need to pass some important bills. It's going to be a very difficult task.

Kristen Waggoner, CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom: Why Trump wins: Trump could end the gender crisis if he continues down this path.

The actions steps are vast, but key steps include: forbidding federal dollars from supporting transition drugs or surgeries for children; ending the government’s reliance on junk science from groups like the World Professional Association for Transgender Health who push these procedures on minors; defunding hospitals that perform these experiments on children; and, importantly, ordering a review of all studies on how best to help children struggling with gender dysphoria.

Betsy DeVos served as the 11th U.S. secretary of education and is an author: Education Department has failed. Time to let parents and states take the lead.

A complete reset begins with ending the failed experiment resident in the Department of Education. The bureaucrats have focused on mandating DEI, when students needed the focus to be on ABC and 123. President Trump and Congress should take their corrosive power away and instead block grant all necessary education funding directly to the states.

This reset must also ensure that no child in America is trapped in a failing school. Congress must include a sweeping education freedom provision in its reconciliation package this year. By giving all families the power and freedom to choose the best school for their child, we can help all students get back on track.