We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.

Cutting our education budget, that's not a smart choice. That will not help America compete with China.

I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

My administration will be the most transparent in history

There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get away with and mingle in a crowd.

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world.

And above all, children need our unconditional love - whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life is tough.