"I am the eternal optimist. I think..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“For in Asia and around the world, India is not simply emerging; India has already emerged. And it is my firm belief that the relationship between the United States and India - bound by our shared interests and values - will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. This is the partnership I have come here to build. This is the vision that our nations can realise together.”

“Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually Swahili for 'That One.' And I got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn't think I'd ever run for president.”

“I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when I'm playing golf.”

“We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.”

“No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again and bring the dawn.”

“Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.”

“The civility of the world has reached that pitch that their more moral genius is becoming indispensable, and the quality of this race is to be honored for itself.”

“There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name.”

“No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse.”