Hill, Hardy, McCraw, Houghton, and Graham

Former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, asked by The Dallas Morning News whether he considers himself a tragic figure after his conviction on public corruption charges: "Oh, I don't know, I'm going to have to think that through a little bit, but it's a good question."

State Board of Education member Pat Hardy, quoted in the Houston Chronicle about questions over the SBOE's choice of an investment firm that allegedly had ties to a board member: "I have never had anything in my whole life shake my faith worse than this, because [some board members] claim to be such goody two-shoes. We have people on the board who are using that as a conduit to advance themselves."

State District Judge John McCraw Jr., hoping to conclude a long-running property fight involving SMU and the George W. Bush Library, in The Dallas Morning News: "This case is five years old and I’m retired. I can't go another five years."

One of the Texas Department of Transportation's five appointed leaders, at a press conference announcing the death of a Trans-Texas Corridor route that would have paralleled I-35: "I am Ted Houghton, the most arrogant commissioner of the most arrogant state agency in the history of the State of Texas.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, asked by The Atlantic how he addresses "birthers" and conspiracy theorists at public gatherings: "When I go to town-hall meetings, say, 'You're crazy.' In a respectful way."