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Quoteworthy

The most memorable quotes in the Times Free Press for Sept. 16-21.

“It might be a good way to give away concert tickets, but it’s not the way to decide who gets health coverage.”

– Michele Johnson, of the Tennessee Justice Center, on the phone-in method used by the state to admit a limited number of residents into a TennCare program for people who have high medical bills

“Everything is … I mean … It’s good to be all about God, but some things are forced down your throat. It scares some people.”

– Student Shatoya Medford, on Tennessee Temple University