Barack Obama

Caribbean Americans exhibit the traits all Americans prize: determination, a devotion to community, and patriotism.

During African-American Music Appreciation Month, we honor this rich heritage.

I wholeheartedly welcome the participation of members of Congress in the activities of the Commission.

Through the weighing of different views, we take measure of where we stand and where we must go.

We can't simply put more people into a broken system that doesn't work.

One of the fastest, easiest, and cheapest ways to make our economy stronger and cleaner is to make our economy more energy efficient.

I've joined efforts. The United Nations should decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans.

I mean, there are some people who believe that pregnancy, if God wills it, should be a death sentence for women.

And the president of the United States needs to get up and say that before a national television audience; needs to tell them that we will not tolerate anti-abortion violence and harassment terrorism.

I can tell you that my view is that Iran possessing a nuclear weapon would be profoundly destabilizing to the region.

And when that happens, we can truly say that what is good for General Motors and all who work there is good for the United States of America.

It is in the world's interests for Iran to set aside ambitions for a nuclear weapon.

Anytime there's an aviation problem, I think all of us are concerned.

What we want is simply that people aren't hanging out in Afghanistan who are plotting to bomb the United States.

What I want to do is to create a better dialog so that the Muslim world understands more effectively how the United States thinks about many of these difficult issues.

The key is to just believe that that process can move forward and that all sides are going to have to give.

And I hope that occurs.

I don't think that we have to change strong U.S. support for Israel.

If we are true to our ideals and our values, that the Muslim world and the world generally will see that we have upheld our values, been true to our ideals.

We are acting as reluctant shareholders, because that is the only way to help GM succeed.

I made it clear that I would not put any more tax dollars on the line if it meant perpetuating the bad business decisions that had led these companies to seek help in the first place.

I think it's a mistake for us to somehow suggest that we're not going to deal with countries around the world in the absence of their meeting all our criteria for democracy.

Nothing is better at pulling you out of your world than having a couple of children.

I refused to let these companies become permanent wards of the state, kept afloat on an endless supply of taxpayer money.

Part of what we want to affirm to the world is that these are values that are important even when it's hard.