Barack Obama

The Nations that out-teach us today will out-compete us tomorrow.

This is not the time for America to fall behind. It is time to raise the bar.

If confirmed, I look forward to working with Congress, the President and the Treasury Department on this proposal.

You know, we have somebody right here in Chicago who would be an extraordinary Secretary of Education.

We will know that he will be an excellent Education Secretary, and the students of America and their families couldn't have a stronger advocate on their behalf.

I want to shine a spotlight on this and see if we can reverse those trends significantly.

My first priority with respect to student aid will be to ensure that 100 percent access to student loans continues.

Restoring leadership in clean energy technology holds great promise for revitalizing domestic manufacturing, which has been devastated in recent years.

One of the most promising ways to meet both our climate change and energy goals without harming consumers is to develop the next generation of technologies that will enable us to transform the way we produce and use energy in America.

The dangers of being too heavily dependent on foreign oil are eclipsed only by the long-term threat of climate change.

America must develop new forms of energy, new ways of using it.

The housing crisis has shaken not only the foundation of our economy, but the foundation of the American Dream.

If my neighbor's house is on fire, even if they were smoking in the bedroom or leaving the stove on, right now my main incentive is to put out the fire so that it doesn't spread to my house.

HUD's role has never been more important.

We need not worry about the debt, we need to focus on the jobs.

No one is more able or more qualified to assist Peter Orszag in this work than Robert Nabors.

Including $5 billion in additional borrowing authority for BPA in any stimulus proposal is really key to integrating those renewable resources like wind onto that grid.

I agree with that--wind, solar. And I agree that it is an important step to do that in order to get to a sustainable energy future.

Short term, we have got to focus on boosting the economy and creating jobs. Part and parcel of that is a plan for a sustainable fiscal situation long term.

The prospect of punishment can deter bad actors.

We will be guided by the law when it comes to applying statutory sanctions.

We should also pursue other unilateral sanctions that target Iranian banks and Iranian assets.

Tough-minded diplomacy would include real leverage through stronger sanctions. . . . It would mean full implementation of U.S. sanction laws.

While we should take no option, including military action, off the table, sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions should be our primary means to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.

I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon--everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon--everything.