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"I think that the issues we have with science these days are not restricted to what's happening with respect to religion. There are a lot of very religious scientists around."
"Everybody acknowledges that the current path we're on is unsustainable, not just for the people who don't have health insurance but for those who do."
"There's no one who I believe has ever captured the soul of America more profoundly than Abraham Lincoln has."
"The Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us all."
"My liberty depends on you being free, too."
"More people are realising that ISIL's not a caliphate. It's a crime ring."
"We have to have a president who is clear that you don't deal with Russia based on staring into his eyes and seeing his soul. You deal with Russia based on, what are your - what are the national security interests of the United States of America? And we have to recognize that the way they've been behaving lately demands a sharp response from the international community and our allies."
"In the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common baseline of facts, without a willingness to admit new information and concede that your opponent might be making a fair point, and that science and reason matter - then we're going to keep talking past each other, and we'll make common ground and compromise impossible."
"If you're a progressive, you've got to be worried about how the federal government is spending its revenue, because we don't have enough money to spend on things like early childhood education that are so important."
"It may be something that future generations are more open to, but I am pretty confident that for the foreseeable future, using the argument of nondiscrimination, and "Let's get it right for the kids who are here right now," and giving them the best chance possible, is going to be a more persuasive argument."
"You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure of their societies."
"My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it."
"We all want the Greek people to prosper, to be able to provide a good life for their families and their children. That would be good for Greece, that would be good for the European Union, good for the United States, and ultimately, good for the world."
"Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency."
"For me, personally, the most difficult moments had to do with not just terrorist attacks, but also shootings."
"I have somehow, continued to miss Oktoberfest so that's probably something that is better for me to do as a former president rather than as president, I'll have more fun."
"To young people: you have to stay encouraged."
"Everyone on my team should be extraordinarily proud of what they have done."
"People are less certain of their national identities or their place in the world. It starts looking different and disorienting. And there is no doubt that that has produced populist movements both from the left and from the right in many countries in Europe."
"I've always wanted to come to Greece."