Barack Obama: “I thanked the executives for the efforts their companies made to preposition assets in advance of the storm.”

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

The success of this experiment was never a given.