This kind of game in which anybody who I know, regardless of how flimsy the relationship is, that somehow their ideas could be attributed to me, I think the American people are smarter than that. They're not going to suggest somehow that that is reflective of my views, because it obviously isn't.
Barack ObamaThe sort of seeing cruelty and callousness of that sort from young people is heartbreaking.
Barack ObamaOne of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in obscurity.
Barack ObamaThe American people recognize that their careers or their kids' careers are going to have to be more dynamic. That they might not be working at a single plant for 30 years. That they might have to change careers. They might have to get more education. They might have to retool or retrain. And I think the American people are game for that.
Barack Obama