Character Doesn't Matter.

We Must Continue To Deepen Our Ties To The Americas And The Caribbean, Our Common Work To Educate Children, Fight Drugs, Strengthen Democracy, And Increase Trade.

I'm Just Trying To Suppress My Natural Impulses And Get Back To Work.

My Father Left Me With The Feeling That I Had To Live For Two People, And That If I Did It Well Enough, Somehow I Could Make Up For The Life He Should Have Had. And His Memory Infused Me, At A Younger Age Than Most, With A Sense Of My Own Mortality. The Knowledge That I, Too, Could Die Young Drove Me Both To Try To Drain The Most Out Of Every Moment Of Life And To Get On With The Next Big Challenge. Even When I Wasn't Sure Where I Was Going, I Was Always In A Hurry.

President Obama's Approach Embodies The Values, The Ideas And The Direction America Has To Take To Build The 21st-century Version Of The American Dream: A Nation Of Shared Opportunities, Shared Responsibilities, Shared Prosperity, A Shared Sense Of Community.

I Believe In Religious Liberty. I Believe In Freedom Of Speech. I Believe In Working Hard And Playing By The Rules. I'm Showing Up For Work Tomorrow.