Music is easier to understand than language.
Our success won't depend on tough talk or abandoning our values or giving into fear.
Tonight we honor five artists who helped tell the story of the first American century through music, theater, and film.
Without [George Lucas], movies would not look as good or sound as good as they do today.
We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us.
Our achievements as a country and as a culture go hand in hand.
That kind of divisiveness, that betrayal of our values, plays into the hands of groups like ISIL.
ISIL does not speak for Islam.
We stand with 14 families whose hearts are broken.
We are strong, and we are resilient, and we will not be terrorized.
As President, my highest priority is the security and safety of the American people.
Their deaths are an absolute tragedy, not just for San Bernardino, but for our country.
Our hearts are with the people of San Bernardino, another American community shattered by unspeakable violence.
That's insane.
It's another tragic reminder that here in America, it's way too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on a gun.
We're going to get to the bottom of this.
Today, we celebrate it for the protections it restored and the lives it liberated.
With unyielding determination to stand on their shoulders and reach for an even freer and more equal tomorrow, we can ho...
