Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.

As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.

The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives

Like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning.

I don't mind cleaning up the mess that some other folks made, that's what I signed up to do

I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home. And what we can now do is free up some resources, to, for example, put Americans back to work, especially our veterans, rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools, making sure that, you know, our veterans are getting the care that they need when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, making sure that the certifications that they need for good jobs of the future are in place.