Quote of the Year 2021

“The likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.”

—President Joe Biden, televised address, July 8.

Runners Up:

“I am here today because I believe Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy.”

— whistleblower Frances Haugen (testimony before the Senate Sub-Committee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, Oct. 5, 2021).

“Presidents are not kings.”

— Judge Tanya Chutkan, opinion in case of Trump v. Thompson, Nov. 9.