Barack Obama actually said...

I'm running so that we can have control over our energy future.

It's that fundamental faith, that American optimism, which says no challenge is too great, no mission is too hard.

When you talk to a young man like that and he says, 'I know it's not easy, but I don't quit,' that captures who we are and what we're about.

Today, we can say with confidence and pride the United States is stronger and safer and more respected in the world.