I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

Because this is a country where everyone deserves the same freedom and opportunities to fulfill their dreams.

The arts are what makes life worth living. You've got food, you've got shelter, yeah. But the things that make you laugh, make you cry, make you connect - make you love are communicated through the arts. They aren't extras.

You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure of their societies.

A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don't know whether that's possible.

America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.

There's one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent and growing threat of a changing climate.