Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.

People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger than the sort of small, petty, slash-and-burn politics that we have been seeing over the last several years.

Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results from the drug trade.

I do not want two classes of citizens in this country. I want everybody to prosper. That's going to be a top priority.

Libya is still a mess right now.

No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.