Barack Obama

"I think the American people are ready for change."

"We cannot walk alone."

"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something."

"I'm not asking people to believe in my ability to change things; but to believe in their ability to change things."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport."

"We are not as divided as our politics suggests."

"If you're working hard and meeting your responsibilities, you should be able to get ahead."

"Change is never easy, but always possible."

"I want to be very clear: the dangers we face are real. We cannot and will not ignore them."

"You don't have to be perfect to be worthy of love and belonging."

"The best campaign we have is you."

"We need to reject the politics of distraction."

"In our hands is the power to do good."

"I believe in second chances."

"There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America. There's the United States of America."

"My father was from Kenya, my mother from Kansas. I am the son of a black man from Africa and a white woman from Kansas."

"Change doesn't happen without effort."

"I believe in the American people."

"Just wanting something is not enough. You've got to have the discipline to work through the challenges and the perseverance to stay with it."

"The question before us is not whether we can tackle big challenges. The question is whether we tackle them together."

"I think it's important that this country recognize that we have not solved the problem of racism."

"If you come together with a common purpose, you can accomplish extraordinary things."

"There is nothing wrong with having ambition."

"Fear has been used as a political tool for a very long time."

"Don't ever let anybody tell you that you can't do something."

"That's just not who we are."

"I'm confident that we can get this done."

"The best political voices out there are people who can speak authentically."

"Progress is possible."

"I believe we can do better."