Barack Obama actually said...

We can define our lives not by what happens to us, but by how we respond.

Congratulations on your graduation, and thank you for allowing me the honor of playing a small part in this special day.

My job is to make sure that the country is growing, not just now, but 10 years from now and 20 years from now.

Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Wayne R. Andersen, retired.