It's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
Barack ObamaAs long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.
Barack ObamaWhat makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation.
Barack ObamaA political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation.
Barack ObamaSo while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.
Barack ObamaI don't want to exaggerate; having as many African American men as we've had in the criminal-justice system, and the amount of time it takes for the damage done by that to wash through our society and our communities, the disadvantages born out of kids being undiagnosed with mental-health problems early, or not getting the kind of exposure to reading and math when they're 4 or 5 or 6 years old, that carries a cost.
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