memorable quotes

President Barack Obama. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

“For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That’s part of wisdom. But it’s also important to hang on to what you believe.”
“The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot of carbon.”.\
“This week I’ve travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.”
“We do not benefit from a relationship with China or any other country in which we put our values and our ideals aside.”
“We’re opposing Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which is a threat to the world, as we saw in the appalling shoot-down of MH17.”
“He described to me how crocodiles kill more people than sharks. There are just a lot of things in Australia that can kill you.”
“I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.”
“We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power – diplomacy, military, economic, development, the power of our values and our ideals.”
“By the end of this decade, a majority of our navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific, because the United States is and always will be a Pacific power.”
“My staff was very excited for Brisvegas. When I arrived, they advised I needed some XXXX.”