[They let] friendship with the leaders in China obscure our devotion to freedom and democracy when those kids set up in Tiananmen Square, and I think it was wrong.

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.

When you strip away all the little things that divide us, it's important to remember how tied we are

Music can give you your dreams. It will teach you hard work, it will break your heart and make you so happy, you can't stand it. . . .I don't think I'd have been president if it hadn't been for music.

I believe that people of my income group should pay more, and I explained why, but that won't necessarily lift overall wage levels.

I will never let Israel down.