Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.

I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.

I think that America has to stand with democracy.

Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans.

I will call not just on Israel, but on the Palestinians, on the Arab States, and the international community to join us in this effort, because the burden of making hard choices must not be Israel’s alone.

Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.

I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of the United States.