It’s not a nice-to-have – it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us.
I’m convinced that a world in which girls are educated is a safer, more stable, more prosperous place.
We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.
If I did not love America, I wouldn’t have moved here from Kenya.
The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
To try to blackmail a president into giving them some concessions on issues that have nothing to do with the budget.
In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite.
We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.
On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.
There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America – there’s the United States of America.
I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
A child’s course in life should be determined not by the zip code she’s born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams.
We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world – including in my own country.
No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam.
Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us.
The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country – I know, because I am one of them.
I always enjoy watching Republicans compliment Bill Clinton now, because at the time, I’m sure he didn’t feel a lot of the love.