The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It took a lot of really hard work for us to make significant policy changes, even in our first two years, when we had larger majorities than Mr. Trump will enjoy when he comes into office.

One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.

Never read Who Moved My Cheese in the workplace when you can read The Joy of Not Working.

[White House is] the finest prison in the world.

America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a strong America.

I do not want two classes of citizens in this country. I want everybody to prosper. That's going to be a top priority.

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.