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

There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea of a black President.

America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or not we are going to be competitive in the long term. There has never been a country on Earth that saw its economy decline and yet maintained its military superiority.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

I'd like to help struggling homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, I'd like to invest in our crumbling infrastructure, I'd like to reform the tax system so multimillionaires can't pretend their earnings are capital gains and pay at the rate of 15 percent. I'd like to make public higher education free, and pay for it with a small transfer tax on all financial transactions. I'd like to do much more - a new new deal for Americans. But Republicans are blocking me at every point.

There's just a whole different attitude and vibe when you're not in power as when you're in power.

I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.