Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs.

The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what the problems are, also recognize the progress we've made. Last point I'd make on this, since we're on criminal justice: During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.

I've made it clear for years that the threat from Iran is grave.

I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the course of the [president electing] campaign.

With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.