Quotes of the year 2012
Take a look back at the quotes that got the nation talking in 2012.
“You know there is something wrong with the kind of job he has done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.” — Mitt Romney
“You know there is something wrong with the kind of job he has done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.” — Mitt Romney
"If we work together, I confirm that the end to this situation is near." — Bashar al-Assad
"I'm not crazy any more." — Charlie Sheen
"In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take risks." — Mark Zuckerberg
"If you've got a business – you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." — Barack Obama
"My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." — Mitt Romney
"It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom." — Pippa Middleton
"It's what I came here to do, I'm now a legend." — Usain Bolt
“I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” — Barack Obama
“Are you following him?” — 911 Dispatcher
“Yes.” — Robert Zimmerman
“We don’t need you to do that.” — 911 Dispatcher
“The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax. Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness.” — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." — Senate candidate Todd Akin
"I've got Mr. Obama here." — Clint Eastwood
”We believe ‘we’re all in this together’ is a far better philosophy than ‘you’re on your own.’” — Bill Clinton
"His statement today was a masterpiece of banal self-delusion; entirely self-focused as if he himself were the victim. It was, in a word, ridiculous." — Prosecutor Joe McGettigan
"With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey." — Joe Biden
"Coloradans have a remarkable ability to support one another in times of crisis. This is one of those times." — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
"I have a job to do. If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me." — Chris Christie
"I screwed up royally." — David Petraeus
"Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you've made me a better president. With your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do." — Barack Obama
