I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s actually made from a plant-like substance-algae... We could replace up to 17 percent of the oil we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in the United States.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.

We can be civil to each other, and we can try to express ourselves acknowledging that we're all patriots, we're all Americans, and not assume the absolute worst in people's motives.

What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice.

So we don't need more top-down economics. We've tried that theory. We've seen what happens. We can't afford to go back to it.

We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class.