Our focus on the investigation is really wide-ranging. And we can't limit it to just one point in time.

The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.

There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, 'Well, I don't want those folks,' even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans.

We cannot drill our way out of our addiction to oil.

I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.

We are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

We too often let the material things serve as indicators that we're doing well, even though something inside us tells us that were not doing our best. That we are avoiding that which is hard, but also necessary. That we are shrinking from rather than rising to the challenges of the age.