I've come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even a title like president of the United States, says very little about how well one's life has been led. No matter how much you've done or how successful you've been, there's always more to do, always more to learn, and always more to achieve.
Barack ObamaI have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what theyโre doing and I basically do what they tell me to do. Now, sometimes Iโm the first one to admit that it chafes a little bit being inside this bubble. Itโs the hardest adjustment of being president, not being able to just take a walk.
Barack ObamaIt is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.
Barack ObamaOne of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan and we've neglected, for example, developing our own economy, our own energy sectors, our own education system. And it's very hard for us to project leadership around the world when we're not doing what we need to do.
Barack ObamaAnd to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
Barack Obama