I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell. I can't imagine that my God would allow some little Hindu kid in India who never interacts with the Christian faith to somehow burn for all eternity. That's just not part of my religious makeup.

If we don't reform how healthcare is delivered in this country, then we are not going to be able to get a handle on that escalating healthcare costs.

There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with a president.

I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you.

Foreign Assistance is not an end in itself. The purpose of aid must be to create the conditions where it's no longer need.

You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.

The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.