Barack Obama: “I'm asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies.”

I was a little tall for it.

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.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."