Quotes of the Day

In this Aug. 15, 2007 file photo, Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, walks along the Khemchik River in the Tuva region of Siberia, Russia.
Friday, Sep. 12, 2008

Open quoteWhat did you want us to do? Wave our penknives in the air and wipe the bloody snot off our noses?Close quote

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN,
  • Russian Prime Minister, defending Russia's military intervention in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia
Photo: Dmitry Astakhov / RIA-Novosti / AP | Source: BBC