Barack Obama

In the last month, the rose has to be a couple of days we took in Maine with Michelle and Sasha and -- and Malia, and we went on bike rides and hikes.

Government can't guarantee success, but it can knock down barriers that keep entrepreneurs from opening or expanding.

Our success and our children's success is tied up together.

Throughout her career Maribeth Raffinan has shown a commitment to justice and public service.

Small businesses and startups will see the positive benefits right away.

That is a testament to progress that we have made.

I am proud to nominate these outstanding individuals to serve as United States Attorneys.

I am so optimistic about America, because I'm optimistic about the American people.

This was a time when we tackled a bunch of problems that we had been putting off for too long.

Small businesses create two out of every three jobs in this country, so our recovery depends on them.

I'm not perfect, my administration's not perfect.

Because we've cut taxes for America's small businesses eight times--eight times have we cut taxes for small businesses all across the country.

They are central to our identity as a nation.

That's what gives the worker the courage to leave her job to become her own boss.

I think that we have made so much progress.

What I do think happened in that situation is that a 24/7 media cycle that's always looking for controversy...

I'm not interested in an open-ended commitment.

They will be unwavering in their pursuit of justice and I am confident they will serve the people of North Carolina and Michigan with distinction.

I mean, you know, I've got people, pundits on the news that may say things about me.

The truth is, it's not tough for me.

A modern, high-performance transportation infrastructure is critical to the long-term growth of the American economy.

We're going to get an opportunity to the Afghan government to build up its security forces.

I was trying to find a show that Michelle actually watched.

The privacy issues and concerns that we're discussing here are important, not only because they're a fundamental moral issue, a fundamental individual issue, but also because, to get the benefits of broadband--the economic benefits…

I'm concerned about the disclosure of sensitive information, but that the documents don't shed much new light on the war effort.