Do I need to apologize for Mr.[Tom] Coburn's statements? Because I certainly don't agree with those, either.

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.

We shouldn't assume that government is always trying to do the wrong thing.

The Greek people are entrepreneurial.

[Afghanistan and Iraq] are still countries that are fragile enough that we're gonna have to partner with them in some way.

America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its costs.