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In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it's not even possible.
Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes - and I see many of them in the audience here today.
No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hand of the person they love.
I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife, and chaos. That's what I take with my morning tea.
Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
When we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.
Granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect.
It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
It requires enormous energy for us to cut the African American uninsured rate by a third. A lot of scars.
American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders.
Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.
I do make sure that I've got people who are experts that are helping me make the best decisions possible.
We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.
It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here.
Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.
One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
If there's one thing I would like to see, it'd be for us to be able to price the cost of carbon emissions.
It's very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals.
I found this national debt doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
I think that dealing with guns is one way to handle the violent-crime issues that we have in this country.
I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks.
Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency.
You have to be involved in terms of what's happening in your local neighborhood and what issues are there.
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.
It's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.
This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.
I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources.
We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'
I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.
I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself. I'm not going to change who I am just because it's Halloween.
I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.
In fact, the American people did decide, back in 2012, when they elected me president of the United States.
I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.
Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.
Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
[T]hese tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also the tax cuts that are least likely to promote growth.
Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.
For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change.
Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.
I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument.
Shaykh Bin Bayyah described his purpose. We must declare war on war so the outcome will be peace upon peace.
There's no one who I believe has ever captured the soul of America more profoundly than Abraham Lincoln has.