Opportunity

Communities that don't have enough jobs, don't have enough investment, don't have enough opportunity.

I feel passionate about making sure everybody in this country gets a fair shake.

That spirit will have a little more space now.

As long as I'm President, I'm going to keep working... to make sure that young people are getting every opportunity that they deserve to thrive and succeed in this modern economy.

Some of us may be less talented, but we all have the opportunity to serve.

We are extraordinarily blessed to be Americans because we have the opportunity to serve in ways that so many of you have served.

A great education is a ticket into the middle class, and it should be available to everyone willing to work for it.

Here in America, if you're willing to work hard, you can make it.

All across America, people of every walk of life... if you're willing to work hard, you can make it.

Anybody, anywhere, if they work hard enough and are willing to take responsibility, they can make it.

I'm going to keep fighting to make sure we rebuild an economy that rewards work, grows the middle class, and gives new opportunity to those trying to earn their way into the middle class.

At the center of our stories is this basic American idea, this core American Dream, that says, in this country, like no other, if you are willing to work hard, you can make it if you try.

And we must all continue our efforts to ensure that these talented men and women who would be an asset to any company have every opportunity to succeed after they serve our Nation.

That's how our economy grows, from the middle out, from the bottom up, where everybody's got a shot.

America's a place where you can make it if you try.

The idea was, here in America, you could make it if you try.

I believe in an America where no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, you can make it if you try.

Because I want to make sure that the next generation, not just my kids, but everybody, has that same chance.