I think it's fair to say that my temperament is steady - and on the buoyant side.

The degree of polarization that currently exists in Washington is such where I think it's fair to say if I presented a cure for cancer, getting legislation passed to move that forward would be a nail-biter.

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.

You don't like dealing with somebody who denies horrible things happening to your people or threatens future horrible things to your people.

Usually, I'm pretty good about sorting through the options and then making decisions that I'm confident are the best decisions in that moment, given the information we have. But there are times where I think I wish I could have imagined a different level of insight.

In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy.

...I believe deeply that we canot solve the challenges of your time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have differnt stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for our children and our grandchildren. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people.