Whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners to it.

Turns out I'm really good at killing people. Didn't know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.

That's why the American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan won't just throw money at our problems, we'll invest in what works

We're not going to have you burdening the health system.

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.

You could see a man talking to himself as just plain crazy, or read about the criminal on the front page of the daily paper and ponder the corruption of the human heart, without having to think about whether the criminal or lunatic said something about your own fate.