At a time when America finds itself at a crossroads, facing challenges we haven't seen in decades, we need to hold on to this idea more than ever.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition.

Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it.

America will continue its journey towards that distant horizon, and a better day.

The world doesn't just revolve around you.

In the face of impossible odds, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit.

The Iranian government uses the billions of dollars it earns from its oil and gas industry to build its nuclear program and to fund terrorist groups that export its militaristic and radical ideology to Iraq and throughout the Middle East.

I wasn't happy that I couldn't be there personally.

Before I get started, Michelle, you want to say anything?

I can relate to the Chicago Bulls. They're a young team. Sometimes, they're going make a few mistakes. But I think they have got great promise.

A clean, secure energy future will take another American miracle. It will require a historic effort on the scale of what we saw in those factories during World War II.