When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.

I hate it when people blame someone else and don't take responsibility.

I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale.

When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one.

We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply because he was gay. In the last year alone, we've seen the shootings of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish children simply because of who they were. This is not the American way. We must draw the line. Without delay, we must pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And we should reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

At the dawn of the 21st century, a free people must now choose to shape the forces of the Information Age and the global society, to unleash the limitless potential of all our people, and yes, to form a more perfect union.

Putin wants to reestablish Russian greatness, not as the Cold War, but in 19th century empire terms.