Barack Obama

I directed the deployment of U.S. forces in furtherance of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

Creativity. It's always played a central role in the life of our Nation.

Blind and visually impaired people are valued members of our communities.

But music has taken hold of their souls.

I call upon public officials, business and community leaders, educators, librarians, and Americans across the country to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.

Our assessment is unchanged — MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine.

This is one of those issues that I think is legitimate, but the fact that for the last three months this is all that's been spoken about is an indication that we're in presidential political season.

Like you're seating right next to the president in every meeting and you know, wrestling with these issues, I'm sure that for him, he is saying themselves, 'I could do a really good job.'

America is a safer place.

I think having a fresh set of legs in this seat, I think having a fresh perspective, new personnel and new ideas is all good for our democracy.

I didn't say it was going to be done in a year.

What I have also said is that, surprisingly enough, it turns out that in a situation that is as volatile and with as many players as there are inside of Syria, there aren't any silver bullets.

I think Joe will go down as one of the finest vice presidents in history.

There's no doubt that it did not work.

I've been skeptical from the get-go about the notion that we were going to effectively create this proxy army inside of Syria.

I feel as much urgency about this upcoming election as I've felt about any election, and I am not on the ballot.

When push comes to shove and something is important, folks are willing to stand up and do things that are contrary to political interest because they're in the interest of the country.

Our democracy is us.

People who love the country can change it.

We are at our best when we assume the best in others, not the worst.

Marriage equality is now the law in all 50 States.

Such horrific acts of violence will only strengthen our resolve.

The cynics were wrong because we took an unemployment rate that was at 10 percent and brought it down to 5.1 percent.

America's greatness doesn't come from building walls.

If you believed that we could change this country, if we were willing to work together and put aside some of the pettiness and the cynicism—if we could channel the basic decency of the American people, we could make life better for…