But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.

In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity - it is a prerequisite.

I do not talk to the FBI directors about pending investigations [on Hillary Clinton].

Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness

On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.

And, as a consequence of the pressure that we've applied over the last couple of weeks, we have Syria -- for the first time -- acknowledging that it has chemical weapons, agreeing to join the convention that prohibits the use of chemical weapons, and the Russians -- their primary sponsors -- saying that they will push Syria to get all of their chemical weapons out. The distance that we've traveled over these couple of weeks is remarkable.

The pain I felt was my father's pain.