The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for Aug. 10-15.
“I still own my political soul and can vote my conscience and not what others want.”
– Hamilton County School Board member Rhonda Thurman after her write-in campaign for the Hamilton County Commission District 1 seat failed
“They will not stop this train. They can’t stop it. Equality is coming to the state of Tennessee.”
– Chattanooga police Capt. Corliss Cooper, saying court decisions are likely to nullify Chattanooga city voters’ rejection of domestic partner benefits for city workers