NEW HAVEN: Pope Francis’ comments that human activity is mostly to blame for global warming top a list of the most notable quotes of 2015, as compiled by a Yale Law School librarian who also included several sound bites from the US presidential campaign.
Fred Shapiro, an associate librarian at the law school, said the 10th annual “Yale Book of Quotations” list of most notable quotes, released Tuesday, doesn’t necessarily contain the most “eloquent or admiral quotations,” but rather ones that were chosen because they were famous, important or particularly revealing of the spirit of the times.
Making the list is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders saying how “sick and tired” the American people are of hearing about the e-mails of Hillary Clinton, his rival in the Democratic presidential race.
Donald Trump made the list twice for disparaging comments about fellow Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and Arizona Sen. John McCain. Trump’s call for a ban on Muslims entering the US did not make the list, Shaprio said, because it was presented in a statement that referred to Trump in the third person and did not lend itself to being quoted.
Pope’s comments on global warming top notable quotes list



