I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically do what they tell me to do. Now, sometimes I’m the first one to admit that it chafes a little bit being inside this bubble. It’s the hardest adjustment of being president, not being able to just take a walk.

The most important thing we can do is to make sure that we've got very high standards, we expect a lot out of all of our young people, and we make sure that we have the best teachers possible in every classroom.

Mitt Romney is familiar with jobs being shipped overseas because he invested in companies that were shipping jobs overseas.

In many ways [those middle-aged black ladies] my touchstone, because they are what I meant when I talked about the audacity of hope.

We are running out of time

We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning.

We can still see God in other people and do our best to help them find their own grace. So that’s what I strive to do and pray to do every day.