On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.

Back in the '50s and '60s, most politicians were concerned about not talking about faith, partly because there were consequences you had to deal with - (for instance) Catholicism had been made an issue.

Today’s decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure.

Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.

Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results from the drug trade.

I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law

One of the things you learn as president is, as powerful as this office is, you have limited bandwidth. And the time goes by really quickly and you're constantly making choices, and there are pressures on you from all different directions - pressures on your attention, not just pressures from different constituencies. And so you have to be pretty focused about where can you have the biggest, quickest impact.