Barack Obama actually said...

"There's something particular about quieting yourself and having a sustained stretch of time that is different from music or television or even the greatest movies."

"It is a game, and it is celebration, but there's a direct line between Jackie Robinson and me standing here."

"I'm not sure yet. I'll have to see when I start writing the next book."

"I think Lahiri's books, I think D?az's books, do speak to a very particular contemporary immigration experience."