Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this.
One of the things I learned as president is that your life is just not going to unfold the way you want it to. There will be surprises, challenges, and therefore the question is how you deal with the unexpected.
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States
I love Obama. He's my favorite president of all time. I have a giant picture in my apartment in New York that is of his Chicago Tribune cover, Mr. President.
You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?