I want American Dream growth - lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology.

I think we need to push harder, we the Democrats, because it's an open door for the Republicans - prosperity centers.

President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did. Listen to me, now. No president - no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years.

During the sole argument we had when [Chelsea] was in high school, the subject of which I don't even remember, I looked at her and said, 'As long as you're in this house, being president is my second most important job'.

Won't it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e-mail us?

Only astrophysicists new about the Internet 20 years ago. Today my cat has a website.

I am committed to curbing the influence of money in our political system.