There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here..

But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know is possible, even if it's hard, and even i….

People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can….

America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both..

Better may not be as good as the best, but better is surprisingly hard to obtain. And better is actually harder than worse..

We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours..

For me, personally, the most difficult moments had to do with not just terrorist attacks, but also shootings..

I think it's very important to remember that so much of the work that gets done between countries is not done at the level of presidents, but is done….

I want to make sure that we, as a nation, stay unified because that's how we're going to achieve our missions..

Usually, I'm pretty good about sorting through the options and then making decisions that I'm confident are the best decisions in that moment, given ….

It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here..

I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what the problems are, also recognize the….

It is legitimate for the Turks to try to defend themselves..

People call me a socialist sometimes. But, no, you gotta meet real socialists. You'll have a sense of what a socialist is..

[ William Ayers] is an example of what I'm talking about. This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a professor of English in Chicago who I k….

With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. I'm going to press on for equality. I'm going to press on for the sake of our c….

You know, when I made a series of overtures to the Republicans, going over to meet with both Republican caucuses, you know, putting three Republicans….

Never give up on your dreams..

Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society..

Not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes; tolerance a….

It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class..