You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being, and that of your family and your country.

If you wanna maintain 20 percent of the world's income with 4 percent of the world's people, you gotta first of all have more shared prosperity and shared growth.

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit.

For 60 years, Social Security has meant more than an ID number on a tax form; more than a monthly check in the mail. It reflects our deepest values - our respect for our parents and our belief that all Americans deserve to retire with dignity.

North Koreans are irrational to some extent, but I don't think they're totally irrational. I think they watch American cable channels. I think they watch the European cable channels. I think they, their decision makers keep up more than we know. And I think they want us to think they're a little crazy.

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