Barack Obama: “I have been thinking about you and fighting as hard as I knew how to make sure that your hard work pays off.”

I was a little tall for it.

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.

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.