Barack Obama actually said...

"What matters is not wealth or status or power or fame, but rather, how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better."

"The efforts by the Hizballah-led coalition to collapse the Lebanese government only demonstrate their own fear and determination to block the government’s ability to conduct its business."

"There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: The hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And w..."

"It raises the question of what, beyond prayers and expressions of concern, is required of us going forward."