Barack Obama

The frustrations that we've seen are not just about a particular incident.

The bottom line is, nothing of significance, nothing of benefit results from destructive acts.

We believe that the Affordable Care Act is working.

I urge law enforcement to show restraint, to help create a community of calm.

We are a nation that fundamentally is strong, is special, is exceptional, because we find ways to welcome people, fellow human beings, children of God, into the fold.

Women with preexisting conditions no longer have to worry about being discriminated against in terms of coverage.

We didn't raise the Statue of Liberty with her back to the world.

Let's give them a big round of applause.

Thanks to Stevie, all of us have been moved to 'Higher Ground.'

There are ways of channeling your concerns constructively, and there are ways of channeling your concerns destructively.

He was and remains a hero to so many, not just Latinos, but all Americans.

Today, almost half are, a new generation walking the path that Millie blazed.

Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer.

America's military is the greatest force for good in the world.

As Charlie says, 'I wasn't just trying to do this for me, I was trying to do it for the world.'

Ethel has been a force for change in her quiet, unflashy, unstoppable way.

This year we honor 18.

More than just about any living economist, he has shaped economic policy.

There's never an excuse for violence, particularly when there are a lot of people in goodwill out there who are willing to work on these issues.

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Marion Barry.

During his decades in elected office in DC, he put in place historic programs to lift working people out of poverty, expand opportunity, and begin to make real the promise of home rule.

Through a storied, at times tumultuous life and career, he earned the love and respect of countless Washingtonians.

Marion was born a sharecropper's son, came of age during the civil rights movement, and became a fixture in DC politics for decades.

As a leader with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Marion helped advance the cause of civil rights for all.

I just want to every single day be making this government work a little bit better for ordinary folks.