To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity.

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

I think that where I've gotten frustrated during the course of my presidency has never been because I was getting pushed too hard by activists to see the justness of a cause or the essence of an issue.

Let's not play games. I was suggesting - you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.

We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.

The pyramids are one of those things that live up to the hype. They're elemental in ways that are hard to describe.