Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of Vostochny (Eastern) Space Centre in the town of Uglegorsk
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of Vostochny (Eastern) Space Centre in the town of Uglegorsk, in Russia's Far East Amur region, August 28, 2010. REUTERS

10. “Now I get to be ‘Batman’ again, and Medvedev will be ‘Robin’.”

9. “I want to be Russian president more times than Billy Martin was the Yankee manager.”

8. “Constitution? What constitution?”

7. “I wanna thank Dmitry Medvedev for being such a fine puppet, uh, I mean, uh, president!”

6. “Will I win the 2010 election? Let’s just say all the ‘polls’ say ‘it’s lookin’ good, it’s lookin’ real good’!!”

5. “I can’t wait to tell Merkel and Sarkozy some of my wildly humorous anecdotes about what a crazy drunk that Boris Yeltsin was!”

4. “What you call ‘repression and fear,’ I call ‘practical executive management skills.’

3. “I figure an endorsement by the Russian Tea Party will make me a shoo-in!”

2. “Yeah, life in the KGB was just like those ‘James Bond’ films – minus the cool gadgets, swanky cars and hot chicks!”

1. “I'm looking forward to having tense negotiations, while greedily munching on Phillie cheese steaks with Chris Christie, the next American president. ’”??