The American dream isn't something that happens to you - it's something you strive for and work for and seize with your own two hands.

We can spend some of that money right here in America, in cities all across this country.

If we want to create jobs, we should do more to make work pay for ordinary Americans, not boost the profits of oil companies.

I've supported investments already in alternative energy, and Senator McCain has opposed them. As president, I'm going to invest in renewable energies like wind power and solar power and biofuels. That's how America is going to free itself…

Senator McCain, unfortunately, doesn't seem to see the problem. He surveyed the Bush economic record and he said that we had quote-unquote 'made great progress with the economy.'

I supported investments already in alternative energy. And Senator McCain has opposed them. As president, I'm going to invest in renewable energies like wind power and solar power and bio-fuel. That's how America is going to free itself…

Well, I think that, if he was -- if he was captured alive, then we would make a decision to bring the whole weight of not only U.S. justice, but world justice down on him.

Well, I think that if he was -- if he was captured alive, then we would make a decision to bring the full weight of not only U.S. justice, but world justice down on him.

Today I'm announcing a two-part emergency plan to help struggling families make ends meet and get our economy back on track.

51,000 jobs were lost last month, the seventh straight month of job loss - now totaling 463,000 jobs lost since the beginning of this year.

It's time to ease the burden on working families.

That's why the decisions we make over the next few years will shape a generation, if not a century.

My energy plan will invest $150 billion over the next ten years to establish a new American energy sector.

This election – at this moment in history – is too important for half-measures.

We can't afford to let dictators hold our national security hostage because of our energy dependence.

These negative ads, these negative attacks, spending all this time talking about me instead of talking about what he's going to do, that's not going to lower your gas prices.

Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain had a real answer for the challenges we face. So, what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, oh, he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name.

They're going to try to make you afraid of me. They're going to say, you know what? He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. Did I mention he's black?