Barack Obama: “It's not about you or me. It's about what we can give to this world.”

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power