I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election.

It's particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries, those who feel disaffected, those who feel left behind by globalization and address their concerns in constructive ways as opposed to more destructive ways.

America's strong bonds with Israel are well known - this bond is unbreakable.

I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.

I think we would have made a lot more mistakes and would have accomplished a lot less had we not been grounded in some basic truths.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

There are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate.