I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are ... Not this time. Not now.

I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration that I think any president has ever had.

When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt Room, refused to shake my hand.He made a point of saying, "I can't shake your hand; you're deporting too many people." And I just said to him, "Young man, I'm glad that you feel so passionately about this issue, but you're with the president right now in the White House. You've got to think about what's going to be most effective in getting what you need, what you're trying to accomplish. Because this may not be your best strategy."

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

You Can't Rest on Your Laurels. Your Own Body of Work Is Yet to Come.

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

We cannot solve the problems of America if every time somebody somewhere says something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms and we forget about the war in Iraq or we forget about the economy.