I've said many times around the world that like any government, like any country, like, any set of human institutions, we have our flaws. We've operated imperfectly. There are times we've made mistakes.

We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence.

Based on current surveys of public opinion in the United States, it turns out that the majority of Americans think I've done a pretty good job.

If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance.

There's nothing that America can't handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. ...Change depends on our actions.

What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned down in the most violent fashion possible and this town couldn't do anything about it was stunning to me.