“I think we need a president who is a generational change and that’s why I’m

“I think we need a president who is a generational change and that’s why I’m supporting Barack Obama.”

Colin Powell

President Bush’s former secretary of state and a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

“There was always this hope that China would pick up the slack for the U.S., but if China is seeing a slowdown, that could bash those hopes.”

Nicole Sze

Singapore-based investment analyst.

“I used to tell people I played for the Devil Rays and they’d ask, ‘Who are the Devil Rays?’”

B.J. Upton

Tampa Bay Rays center fielder, after his team beat the Boston Red Sox.