"My generation was brought up on right or wrong with no in between, and red was always in your face.

"My generation was brought up on right or wrong with no in between, and red was always in your face. It's abrasive to me. Purple is just a little bit more gentle. Part of my job is to be attuned to what kids respond to, and red is not one of those colors."

Justin Kazmark

A 25-year-old teacher in New York, who grades papers with purple marker.

"The only problem with that is there aren't too many two-legged cows."

Doug Mosier

Spokesman for the Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, on migrants who attached cow hoofs to their feet to disguise their footprints while trying to enter the country.