The Week in Words: Hats off; tanks, Gov.; granny safe

"Hats off to the Spanish. They are setting an example."

- Angel Gurria, head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, on Spain's austerity move raising the retirement age

"If he wants to tank his economy, that's just fine."

- New Jersey Gov. Christie, referring to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn as Christie encouraged Illinois businesses to relocate to New Jersey because of tax increases in Illinois

"I can report that Granny is safe."

- President Obama, responding to critics of the health-care law

"Obviously, I'm all for a move to a balanced budget over time. But this is like imposing the death penalty for shoplifting."

- mutual fund manager Bill Gross, on the hard-line battle over raising the U.S. borrowing limit

"Oh, wow, this is a concern."

- Pennsylvania consumer advocate Irwin A. "Sonny" Popowsky, on a commercial website resembling a state site aimed at assisting customers with deregulated energy markets

"We are going to give it another try."

- Kevin DeSanctis, chief executive officer of Revel Entertainment Group L.L.C., on the stalled $2 billion Revel Casino in Atlantic City

"We are on the right path, but have a lot more work to do to accelerate growth so that we are creating the jobs we need."

- Austan Goolsbee, economic adviser to Obama, on quarterly GDP growth of 3.2 percent

"With these numbers, more analysts will be calling for a double dip in home prices."

- David M. Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at Standard & Poor's, on a reported steep decline in home prices