"On issues like Ukraine, on issues like..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.”

“The brain is a body part too; we just know less about it.”

“What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.”

“Chancellor [Angela] Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I arrived. So in some ways we are now the veterans of many challenges over the last eight years.”

“Naturally, if the Americans had fired a shot, if the Seventh Fleet had done something more than sit there in the Bay of Bengal...yes, the Third World War would have exploded. But, in all honesty, not even that fear occurred to me.”

“The best preparedness is the one that disarms the hostility of other nations and makes friends of them.”

“I've sought a constructive relationship with Russia, but what I have also been is realistic in recognizing that there is some significant differences in how Russia views the world and how we view the world.”

“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

“The Olympic movement simply cannot allow the Russians to become estranged, because Russia is a vital part of the world sports community, in the sense of having nuclear missiles.”