Barack Obama

We bear witness to those who are persecuted or attacked because of their faith.

Because we could make a difference.

I applaud the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable.

I call on the Tunisian Government to respect human rights and to hold free and fair elections in the near future that reflect the true will and aspirations of the Tunisian people.

America's unshakeable commitment to religious freedom binds us together as a people.

Let us now carry that work forward in our time.

What matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame -– but rather, how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

Let’s use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy.

Heroism is found not only on the fields of battle. They remind us that heroism does not require special training or physical strength.

We are there for her.

Gabby opened her eyes for the first time.

Her spirit is indomitable.

Extremism is a problem that we both confront.

We will begin a drawdown.

The pace and scale of the drawdown will be very much dependent on where we are in July.

This year is a pivot point for Afghanistan and for our policy.

Gabby is going to be walking.

We feel so lucky that we could have been a small part of this -- of the hope that I think the whole nation has for her future.

He expressed that there are no words, and to stay strong and believe in our country.

We have to be civil to each other. We have to make our children proud of us. We need to honor our -- the 9-year-old girls and boys in this world and do the right thing.

I believe that, for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us.

I know that how we treat one another, that's entirely up to us.

Let's make sure it's not on the usual plane of politics and point-scoring and pettiness that drifts away in the next news cycle.

There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: The hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that…