The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.

The Russians don't make determinations about what our defense posture is.

With respect to the Internet and emails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States.

Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.

Nobody's cooler than my two girls. They just seem to take whatever comes with, you know - happiness and - steadiness. And they're loving school. They're making friends... and - they've already joined some clubs. And Sasha, you know - I think maybe to endear - myself to her, she - she decided she wanted to join a basketball team. So - what more could I want?