Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes.

Germany, South Korea - these are all countries that are investing massively in education. We've got to do the same thing in America.

Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

People who have health insurance are benefiting in all sorts of ways that they may not be aware of, everything from no longer having lifetime limits on the claims that they can make to seniors getting prescription drug discounts under Medicare to free mammograms.

All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.

Some people in D.C. talk about me like a dog.

If you want to get at African American poverty, the income gap, wealth gap, achievement gap, that the most important thing is to make sure that the society as a whole does right by people who are poor, are working class, are aspiring to a better life for their kids.