The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal.
I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.
When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable.
The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.
Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.
I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem.
You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.
Today, many companies are reporting that their number one constraint on growth is the inability to hire workers with the necessary skills.
When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web... Now even my cat has its own page.
You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.
Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.
Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.
Character is a journey, not a destination.
It's heartbreaking to see so many people trapped in a web of enforced idleness, deep debt, and gnawing self-doubt.
One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation. He appointed Republican Secretaries of Defense, the Army and Transportation. He appointed a Vice President who ran against him in 2008.
Remember, Republican economic policies quadrupled the debt before I took office and doubled it after I left. We simply can't afford to double-down on trickle-down.
Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did. Listen to me now. No president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years.
I like the job. That's what I'll miss the most... I'm not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I've liked it.
Poor Darrell Hammond. What's he going to do when I leave office?
President Obama's approach embodies the values, the ideas, and the direction America must take to build a 21st century version of the American Dream in a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities.
