Barack Obama

An all-out, all-in, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every source of American energy--a strategy that is cleaner and cheaper and full of new jobs.

The idea of doing things on my own is very tempting.

An economy built to last demands that we keep doing everything we can do to strengthen American manufacturing.

Nobody knows what that means.

Every year. And it hasn't happened yet, but it will happen.

That's what change is.

I'm as determined as I ever was, and I believe as deeply as I ever have, about the core decency of the American people and the importance of a Government that reflects those values.

The bottom line is that, as exciting and fun as 2008 was, at least in retrospect, the stakes are higher this time.

We are better off when we keep to that basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well enough to raise a family and own a home.

I am more determined and more confident than I have ever been that if we keep at it, that America is poised to be stronger, more unified, more competitive, bolder, more generous than we ever have been before.

Three years ago, the banking system had frozen up completely; today, credit is flowing again.

I believe in the America that the people in this room believe in, and it's worth fighting for.

This isn't about envy.

We will continue to work with our allies, partners, and other 'Friends of Syria' to mobilize the international community to take action to force Assad aside.

I think this sport is as popular as it's ever been.

I believe that we've got to reform our immigration system.

I reject that vision, and I think the American people do too.

Change is the first bill I signed into law, a pretty simple law.

It is important to extend the payroll tax cut, because the added $40 on average in every paycheck that Americans will receive...will help them deal with the higher-priced gasoline.

It is about the most stressful thing.

If you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay a lower tax rate than your secretary.

The option that he is pursuing...is the right way to go, precisely because the best way to be sure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon is for Iran to forsake its nuclear weapons ambitions.

People understand sports.

Real change, big change, is always hard.

What is remarkably encouraging is just how resilient America has proven to be.