Barack Obama

Overall, the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2011 Budget would not be increased by these requests.

And that's something to celebrate, and that's something to be very, very proud of.

You understand that 'student-athlete' emphasizes 'student' and not just 'athlete.'

Showing up to school on time is your job.

But we all have to try.

The farther you go in school, the farther you'll go in life.

And that is incredibly important.

Nothing — absolutely nothing — is beyond your reach.

Nobody gets to write your destiny but you.

I set that goal because our success in a 21st-century economy is going to depend almost entirely on having a skilled workforce.

I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget amendments for the Department of the Interior.

An education has never been more important.

I want to thank all the teams that have traveled from all over the country to be here, and congratulations on being NCAA champions.

You guys don't just make your communities proud, but you make America proud.

We remember all the men and women who took great risks and made extraordinary sacrifices to ensure that these institutions that you lead could exist.

You didn't do it as professionals.

We can't get there unless all of you are improving your graduation rates.

These amendments are necessary to strengthen oversight of offshore oil and gas operations.

No matter what you do, no matter where you end up, you will always know in your heart what it means to be the best there is at what you do.

Being a champion means giving back to the folks who gave so much to you.

What makes us who we are is that here, in this country, we not only reach for our own dreams, we help others do the same.

These additional forces are now at the highest operational tempo to date.

I am rooting for the American team but that whoever wins both teams have played great basketball.

We welcome John Boehner's change in position and support for the middle class tax cuts, but time will tell if his actions will be anything but continued support for the failed policies that got us into this mess.

The vibrancy of Turkey’s democracy is reflected in the turnout for the referendum that took place across Turkey today.