America's strong bonds with Israel are well known - this bond is unbreakable.

We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions.

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

We want our children to live in an America...that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.

And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

I think I will still feel that same appreciation for what [Winston] Churchill and others have said is the worst form of government except all the alternatives.

What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.