Complex sentence: On May 30,2005, Grimes stepped down as the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he is quoted as saying that the time is right for him to retire from provincial politics.
Split into simpler sentences: On May 30,2005, Grimes stepped down as the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is quoted as saying that the time was right for him to retire from provincial politics.