The most memorable quotes in the Times Free Press for Aug. 11-16.
“If you want to see how humanity is still alive and well in places, just watch how these kids on the team interact with Austin.”
— Tony Clark, on how his son who has Down syndrome has been received by other players on the Hixson High School Wildcats football team
“It’s certainly not full disclosure.”
— Hamilton County Commissioner Tim Boyd, on the automatic longevity raises built into the county budget. The raises have cost taxpayers $4.6 million since 2010.
“When I came here, I was embarrassed. I thought I was in the Soviet Union.”
— John Eschenberg, project director for the planned new uranium processing facility in Oak Ridge, on conditions at the supersecret Y-12 National Security Complex