Barack Obama

I think the American people are a lot more interested in what we're doing to create jobs or how we're handling the situation in Afghanistan.

We also want to make sure that we don't put resources ahead of strategy.

We will continue to work closely with Congress to create, for the first time, a Federal agency whose sole mission is to protect the financial interests of everyday Americans with clear rules of the road for financial products and…

The answer will be, yes, the United States of America will keep our promise to our veterans.

My main advice to young husbands out there is pay some attention to this and listen and understand the incredible juggling act that moms are going through every single day.

Our commitment to our veterans is a sacred trust, and upholding that trust is a moral obligation.

I think it is entirely possible that we have a strategy formulated before a runoff is determined.

I've directed Secretary Shinseki to focus on a top priority--reducing homelessness among veterans. After serving their country, no veteran should be sleeping on the streets. No veteran. We should have zero tolerance for that.

Faced with these burdens, we can choose to defer action, to sustain a dangerous status quo, or we can meet the challenges of our time head on.

I guarantee you this: This administration is going to stand behind small businesses.

We will continue to do whatever we can to help these businesses grow and thrive.

America will not recover until our small businesses recover.

Our small businesses have been some of the hardest hit by this recession.

The American people and the Israeli people share a faith in the future, a belief that democracies can shape their own destiny, and that opportunity should be available to all.

Small Businesses have always formed the backbone of the American economy.

America's small businesses have created 65 percent of all new jobs in the country.

All of us must accept our share of responsibility for progress.

These companies are the engine of job growth in America, they fuel our prosperity.

So, if there are members of the financial industry in the audience today, I would ask that you join us in passing what are necessary reforms. Don't fight them. Join us on them.

So if there are members of the financial industry in the audience today, I would ask that you join us in passing what are necessary reforms. Don't fight them, join us on them. This is -- this is important for our country.

But it was the right thing to do.

I think all of us are confident we can now achieve a broader sense of a U.S. relationship with a democratic Iraq.

I expressed the American people's appreciation for this step.

You're setting the standard for everybody else.

That was a national disgrace.