Most Notable Quotes of 2019

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Trump request for Ukrainian 'favor' tops notable quote list

President Trump’s request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “do us a favor” during a July 25 telephone call that triggered an impeachment inquiry tops this year's list of the most notable quotes of the year.

The list is curated by Associate Director of the Yale Law School Library Fred Shapiro, according to The Associated Press. It was first published in 2006.

Trump's remark was part of a phone discussion that alarmed several officials who overheard it, according to a report by an anonymous government whistleblower.

Check out the complete list below, per the AP:

“I would like you to do us a favor, though.” — Trump, memo of phone call with Zelensky, July 25.

“We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. And all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!” — Thunberg, speech at United Nations Climate Action Summit, New York, Sept. 23.

“When we’re dancing with the angels, the question will be asked: ‘In 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?’” — Cummings, closing statement at Cohen’s testimony before House of Representatives Oversight Committee, Feb. 27.

Complete article and the last seven out of ten quotes here: Trump request for Ukrainian 'favor' tops notable quote list