I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them

Globalisation is not something that we can hold off or turn off. It is the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water.

Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up.

I'm very proud that the first bill I had the opportunity to sign into law as President was the Family and Medical Leave Act No parent should ever have to choose between work and family; between earning a decent wage and caring for a child.

Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.

I am fascinated by this partnership between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. It's magic and I love it.

Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.