Barack Obama

Barbara was there, standing right there next to me

More than 1,200 vessels in the region and more than 22,000 people are working around the clock to mitigate the oil’s impact.

Each of you here today have shown that ingenuity as you've successfully navigated your companies through an extremely difficult time.

We are concerned that international observers found that the elections fell short of international commitments.

No person should go bankrupt because they get sick, no child should go unattended if they've got a chronic illness

We await the final assessments of the electoral process from independent observers.

These talented and dedicated individuals will be valued additions to my Administration.

Now, government can't create jobs, but it can help create the conditions for small businesses to grow and thrive and hire more workers.

I think the Arizona law was a mistake.

California has been a leader in promoting hybrids and compact cars and cleaner-burning fuels.

What has always distinguished us as a nation is the belief that this is the place where anyone with a good idea and the will to work hard can succeed.

We couldn't keep on doing the same things we had been doing

The economy was contracting at 6.5 percent that quarter that I was sworn in, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

I believe we need to do even more to give these men and women a boost.

On day one, we took the reins, and we said, we are going to make sure that we don't slip into a great depression.

We are disappointed that U.S. Embassy officials were denied accreditation.

I look forward to seeing Prime Minister Berlusconi at the upcoming G8/G20 meetings.

Nobody is more upset than me, because ultimately, like any President, when this happens on your watch, then every day you are thinking, how does this get solved?

If they are willing to do it, we can get an energy package that puts us on the path to a clean energy future.

Change can be scary.

This shouldn't be a partisan issue.

It's about securing your piece of the American Dream.

If she calls and she says, 'I need some help,' then we're going to give her some help

That's not a bad 18 months' work

Being a successful small business owner isn't just about collecting a profit or outperforming your competitors.