Some quotes from the World's reaction to Obama's election
"Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place."
- Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president.
"This is the fall of the Berlin Wall times ten. America is rebecoming a New World. ... On this morning, we all want to be American so we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes."
- Rama Yade, France's junior minister for human rights.
"If it were possible for me to get to the United States on my bicycle, I would."
- Joseph Ochieng, a 36-year-old carpenter who celebrated in Nairobi's Kibera shantytown, one of Africa's largest slums.
"It's the beginning of a different era in the U.S. The United States is a country to dream about, and for us black Brazilians, it is even easier to do so now."
- Emmanuel Miranda, a 53-year-old police officer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"No doubt that Obama will be better for the Americans and the whole world, and being elected after the horrible policy of George Bush is enough by itself. Whatever change he can bring to the world after this catastrophic polices would be great."
- Hisham Abu Amer, 28, in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
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