By Lifting The Weakest, Poorest Among Us,

Music, To Me, Was - Is - Representative Of Everything I Like Most In Life. It's Beautiful And Fun, But Very Rigorous. If You Wanted To Be Good You Had To Work Like Crazy. It Was A Real Relationship Between Effort And Reward. My Musical Life Experiences Were Just As Important To Me, In Terms Of Forming My Development, As My Political Experiences Or My Academic Life.

President Obama Is Going To Have To Run Against Himself. In Tough Times, Nobody Can Defeat Himself.

I Want American Dream Growth - Lots Of New Businesses, Well-paying Jobs, And American Leadership In New Industries, Like Clean Energy And Biotechnology.

I May Not Have Been The Greatest President, But I've Had The Most Fun Eight Years.

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.