It creates the illusion of prosperity, and it's endangered us all.

That's what we need to think about right now.

We are extraordinarily proud of you.

The status quo is unsustainable.

We all have responsibilities to each other and to our country.

The budget I submitted to Congress will build our economic recovery on a stronger foundation so that we don't face another crisis like this 10 or 20 years from now.

I'm as angry as anybody about those bonuses that went to some of the very same individuals who brought our financial system to its knees.

It took us a couple of days because I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak.

That whole philosophy of persistence, by the way, is one that I'm going to be emphasizing again and again in the months and years to come as long as I'm in this office. I'm a big believer in persistence.

I think, when it comes to the banking system, you know, it was just a few days ago or weeks ago where people were certain that Secretary Geithner couldn't deliver a plan. Today, the headlines all look like, 'Well, all right, there's a…

At the end of the day, the best way to bring our deficit down in the long run is not with a budget that continues the very same policies that have led us to a narrow prosperity and massive debt. It's with a budget that leads to broad…

President Calderon has been very courageous in taking on these drug cartels.

I think it's a real fashion statement.

We never expected, when we printed out our budget, that they would simply Xerox it and vote on it.

When it comes to Iran, we did a video sending a message to the Iranian people and the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran. And some people said, 'Well, they did not immediately say that 'We're eliminating nuclear weapons and stop…

You guys still drink Tang up there? That's, by the way, before the time of you young people.

We need to do more to make sure that illegal guns and cash aren't flowing back to these cartels.

I'm told that you're cruising at about 17,000 miles per hour. So we're glad that you are using the hands-free phone.