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The most heart-full-of-love-and-impeachment quotes of the week

Pelosi on praying for Trump, Cornyn on elections, Trump on Prince Andrew, and much more.

"As a Catholic, I resent you’re using the word hate in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is a heart full of love and always pray for the president. And I still pray for the president. I pray for the president all the time. So don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, responding to a reporter who asked if she hates President Donald Trump. (Friday, CBS News)

Why don’t we just have an election, the old fashioned way?” — Sen. John Cornyn, in response to Pelosi’s announcement that the House will draft articles of impeachment. (Thursday, Dallas Morning News)

I don’t know Prince Andrew, but it’s a tough story … I don’t know him, no.” — President Donald Trump, on the Duke of York, who has been accused of having a relationship with a 17-year-old he met through Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has been photographed with Prince Andrew on various occasions over the past 20 years, including on a visit to the U.K. in June.

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“I want you all to know that I am not a threat, that young black males are not inherently dangerous or criminal.— Brandt Jean, brother of Botham Jean, who was murdered by a police officer last year. (Tuesday, Dallas Morning News)

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“We cannot continue to accept the status quo or tolerate excuses when it comes to violent crime.” — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in a letter to City Manager T.C. Broadnax demanding a plan for addressing crime. (Wednesday, Dallas Morning News)

“The dialogue touted by the U.S. is, in essence, nothing but a foolish trick hatched to keep the DPRK bound to dialogue and use it in favor of the political situation and election in the U.S. It is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get. — Ri Thae Song, a first vice minister at the North Korean Foreign Ministry working on U.S. affairs, in a statement translated by the state news agency. (Wednesday, CNN)

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It’s a labor of love. We want people to experience some of the holiday here with their family and friends.” — Nancy Nasher, who owns NorthPark Center with her husband David Haemisegger, and continues to decorate the mall into a holiday wonderland with free performances, puppet shows and story time with Santa. (Friday, Dallas Morning News)

“Shout out to the Christmas ornaments relegated to the back of the tree: the snowmen, the generic red balls, the jalapeño peppers. I see you. You are valuable.” — Austin comedian Brian Gaar (Wednesday, Twitter)

I don’t know how you come back from this. I really don’t. For the last two weeks, we’ve heard from them that they are going to get it going. They had a chance at home against the Buffalo Bills to finally beat a team with a winning record. That didn’t happen. They got embarrassed in that game.” — former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, after the team lost to the Bears. (Thursday, Dallas Morning News)

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“We just hope people, like, date in private and, if it fizzles out, they handle it like adults, and we don’t need to know about it.” — Laurie Ruettimann, a human-resources consultant who works with Fortune 500 and technology companies, on the increased scrutiny of consensual relationships at the office. (Wednesday, Wall Street Journal)

These quotes were compiled by Dallas Morning News Sunday Opinion editor and editorial board member Elizabeth Souder. Twitter: @esouder