Barack Obama

Deficits do matter, which is why the President has laid out a balanced approach to dealing with our long-term deficit challenges.

Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life and steadfast commitment to the principles of democracy and reconciliation continues to be a beacon for people of all backgrounds who strive for dignity, justice, and freedom.

He's hopeful that we'll finally get Republicans to agree to work with him on that effort.

We're all in this together, and that includes asking those wealthiest 2 percent of Americans, millionaires and billionaires, essentially, to do their fair share.

By any measure, Nelson Mandela has changed the arc of history, transforming his country, continent, and the world.

We're going to have to fight hard.

There is no more fitting tribute to a man who has demonstrated to the world the extraordinary power of nonviolence, of tolerance, and of unwavering service to our fellow men and women.

I'm optimistic about our prospects of being able to finish what we started in 2008.

I believe it will be.

Anybody, anywhere, if they work hard enough and are willing to take responsibility, they can make it.

Starting today, the brave men and women of our Nation's Federal firefighting forces will have access to the health coverage they deserve.

First of all, we've done a whole slew of positive ads that talked exactly about how we need to change our education system, how we need to change our tax code, how we need to rebuild America. How we need to promote American energy. So…

I don't want a pioneer in outsourcing. I want some in-sourcing. I want to bring companies back.

First of all, we have done a whole slew of positive ads that talked exactly about how we need to change our education system, how we need to change our tax code, how we need to rebuild America, how we need to promote American energy. So…

We just have to stay focused.

Congress should act now to hold corporations and special interests that participate in the Nation's elections accountable to the American people.

I suspect that Michael and Sir Charles and others would point out they were probably never down at any point in any of their games.

I was a Bulls fan, so I've got to go with the original Dream Team.

It's wrong, it's corrosive to our democracy, and it's a threat to our future.

I will continue to do everything I can to repair the deficit of trust between Washington and the American people.

It was one of the most fun events that we've had.

We just have to keep at it, steady, persistent -- today, tomorrow, every day until we get to zero.

We can win this fight.

Coach K is one of the greatest coaches of all time.

Between Nene and Varejao and Barbosa, they've got a good team.