If the critics are right that Ive made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them. – Barack Obama
As a nuclear power – as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon – the United States has a moral responsibility to act. – Barack Obama
When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans – an avian flu pandemic. – Barack Obama
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. – Barack Obama