I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.
Barack ObamaWe know that education is everything to our children's future. We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.
Barack ObamaWe think about the enormous costs of homelessness, or the enormous cost of HIV/AIDS, over the long term, as people visit emergency rooms, etc. The more we are investing in that ounce of prevention the better off we're going to be.
Barack ObamaGlobal warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.
Barack ObamaThe president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more outspoken. So, I hope that we'll hear more of this because young men and women taking to the streets in Tehran need our support. The signs are in English. They're basically asking for us to speak up on their behalf.
Barack Obama