You can't fall in line behind the conventional thinking on issues as profound as war and offer yourself as the leader who is best prepared to chart a new and better course for America.

I don't need any lectures on how to bring about change, because I haven't just talked about it on the campaign trail.

Because we are at a defining moment in our history.

I did not run for the presidency to fulfill some long-held ambition or because I believed it was somehow owed to me.

This is the moment.

Don't, you know, try something different because, you know, that's going to be too risky. You know, you don't know what you might get. So even though you know what's been done in the past doesn't work, stick with it. I know that that's not…

We have the chance, maybe for the first time in a generation, to finally come together and start tackling problems that were there long before George Bush ever took office.

We have the chance, maybe for the first time in a generation, to finally come together and start tackling problems that were there long before George W. Bush ever took office.

Don't, you know, try something different because, you know, that's going to be too risky. You know, you don't know what you might get. So, even though you know what's been done in the past doesn't work, stick with it. I know that that's…

That's the change I'm looking for.

We're building a statewide movement of Iowans from every corner of the state who are ready to put the divisive politics of the past behind us and bring to Washington the kind of change we can believe in.

As president, I'll work with China to keep harmful toys off our shelves.

I am grateful to Rep. Ford for signing onto our campaign and adding his support and his voice to our team in Iowa.

Because protecting our children isn't 'unreasonable' - it's our most important obligation as parents and as Americans.

This is what we must do to reclaim the American dream.

Structuring the actual conversation ...(and) convening the leaders is the easy part.

Resetting the world's view of the U.S. begins with making our government more transparent.

Well I'm not running for President to conform to this conventional thinking — I'm running to challenge it.