Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these terrorists will fail to achieve their goals.
So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.
Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won’t get to choose your doctor – that some bureaucrat will choose for you. That’s also not true.
I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage – they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.
Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we’ve got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.
When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund – managed by an independent third party – to help all those whose lives have been turned upside down by the spill.
My little girls can break my heart. They can make me cry just looking at them eating their string beans.
This pleased Onyango, for to him knowledge was the source of all the white man’s power, and he wanted to make sure that his son was as educated as any white man.
We are a people of improbable hope.
The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.
You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.
While we breathe, we will hope.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountain top and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can!
This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change.
It was as if he had come to mistrust words somehow. Words, and the sentiments words carried.
A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.
Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.
Let me tell your something. I’m from Chicago. I don’t break.
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.