“You know that whole teach-a-man-to-fish philosophy? I hate that. You see someone drowning? You don’t stand on the shore and teach them to swim.”
– Rebecca Whelchel, executive director of Metropolitan Ministries, which provides services for the poor and unemployed
“Oh, those boys loved each other, those brothers.”
– Linda Bates, grandmother of 5-year-old Leland and 3-year-old River Bates, who both died late last month, leaving many unanswered questions about their deaths
“At the NRA we’re not shy. We don’t mince words.”