Weโre making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel thatโs actually made from a plant-like substance-algae... We could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in the United States.
Barack ObamaThe framers, in their wisdom, designed the [political] system so that power's pretty disbursed.
Barack ObamaWe don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
Barack ObamaThe kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that. That's not a statement. That's not politics. That's not activism. That's just criminal behavior.
Barack ObamaMy goal is to maintain the international norm on banning chemical weapons. I want that enforcement to be real. I want it to be serious. I want people to understand that gassing innocent people, delivering chemical weapons against children is not something we do. It's prohibited in active wars between countries. We certainly don't do it against kids. And we've got to stand up for that principle.
Barack Obama