US Presidency
2013

But what makes us the envy of the world has not just been our ability to generate incredible wealth for a few people; it's the fact that we've given everybody a chance to pursue their own true measure of happiness. That's who we are. We haven't just wanted success for ourselves; we want it for our neighbors. We want it for our neighborhoods. That's why we don't call it Bob's dream or Barbara's dream or Barack's dream we call it the American Dream. It's one that we share. That's who we are the idea that no matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, who you love, you can make it here in America if you're trying hard. That's what a college education can be all about. That's what inspires your President, that's what inspires the faculty. That's why when we see young people like you, we're inspired because you're an expression of that idea. And we've got to make sure that that continues not just for this generation, but for the next generation.