I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting." (Victory Speech, Nov. 7, 2012)

It’s not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success, too. My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.

Those who are already feeling the effects of climate change don't have time to deny it - they're busy dealing with it.

Iran's nuclear program . . . there was going to be a time limit . . .

We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

In the first two years, when I had a strong majority in the House and the Senate, we were as productive as any administration has been since the '60s. I mean, we got a lot done.

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.