Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket… Because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants, nat….

The only time I get frustrated with activist criticism is if I have recognized them, and invited them to work with me to figure out how we solve this….

We're not going to baby sit a civil war..

What we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you can get ahead. If you worked hard, not only did you have a good job, but ….

We cannot meet 21st Century challenges with a 20th Century bureaucracy..

We have to have better intelligence. We have to have better interdiction capabilities. And so the issue is not how much we spend or how hard we try; ….

I'm suspicious of too much certainty in the pursuit of understanding just because I think people are limited in their understanding..

He [Barack Obama] talked about a crisises and he was blaming the Republicans on this crisises. It's like me blaming my wife for my drinking. I don't ….

I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the course of the [president elect….

I think it's perfectly consistent to say that I want my government to be operating for all faiths and all peoples, including atheists and agnostics, ….

Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results from the drug trade..

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives..

I have to say that my kids, like every child in America, is completely absorbed with Harry Potter. And so, I have gotten sucked into it, too; I can't….

I hope that this [hacking] does not continue to be viewed purely through a partisan lens.I think there are Republicans as well as Democrats who are c….

My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe..

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cr….

The fact is every single day in the ordinary American people, America's families have to make decisions about their families and that should be made ….

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government..

For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our ….

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable..

It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we had - to find the greatness that lies wi….