If the President does it, it can't be illegal.

I always remember that whatever I have done in the past or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible in one way or another.

Peace demands more, not less, from a people. Peace lacks the clarity of purpose and the cadence of war. War is scripted: peace is improvisation.

We should set goals within the limits of our resources while working to the limits of our powers.

We will establish a new system that makes high-quality health care available to every American in a dignified manner and at a price he can afford.

Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.