Once we're done, there's extraordinary expertise in this room, and we're going to need good advice.

We have moved past the days when the main criticism coming from the McCain campaign was that I'm some kind of celebrity.

But for those who are getting a little cocky, I have got two words for you: New Hampshire.

Now, recently, one of John's top advisers told the 'Daily News' that if we keep talking about the economy, McCain is going to lose. So tonight, I'd like to talk about the economy.

Looking around tonight at all the gourmet food and champagne it's clear that no expenses spared. It's like an executive sales meeting at AIG.

So tonight, I'd like to talk about the economy.

We have got to keep making our case for change. We have got to keep fighting for every single vote. We have got to keep running through the finish line.

Now is the time to commit ourselves to waging a war against cancer as aggressive as the war cancer wages against us.

We will all need to sacrifice and we will all need to pull our weight because now more than ever, we are all in this together.

I will not allow countries to out-teach us today so they can out-compete us tomorrow.

We cannot afford to wait any longer.

What the American people can't afford, though, is four more years of failed economic policies.

Parents are going to have to show more responsibility, they have to turn off the TV set, put away the video games and finally, start instilling that thirst for knowledge that our students need.

Well, I think it's true that we shouldn't apply a strict litmus test and the most important thing in any judge is their capacity to provide fairness and justice to the American people. And it is true that this is going be I think one of…

Because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.

That's not change - it's just more of the same.

We need policies that grow our economy from the bottom-up, so that every American, everywhere, has the chance to get ahead.

I have a different set of priorities.