Barack Obama actually said...

"Individual faults and frailties are no excuse to give in and no exemption from the common obligation to give of ourselves."

"On this day, we commemorate a tragedy that befell our people, but we also remember that with every tragedy comes the chance of renewal."

"We do not weep for him today because of the prestige attached to his name or his office."

"His extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end. And the extraordinary good that he did lives on."