"The reason we're governing right now is..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“Nobody likes taxes. I would prefer that none of us had to pay taxes, including myself.”

“I think [ chief organizer of the Democratic Party ] it's something that I have an interest in.”

“The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.”

“We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.”

“What I said to Donald Trump was that what may work in generating enthusiasm or passion during elections may be different than what will work in terms of unifying the country and gaining the trust even of those who didn't support him.”

“There are some militarists who say: ‘We are not interested in politics but only in the profession of arms.’ It is vital that these simple-minded militarists be made to realize the relationship that exists between politics and military affairs. Military action is a method used to attain a political goal. While military affairs and political affairs are not identical, it is impossible to isolate one from the other.”

“Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.”

“I see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony.”

“A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'”