Barack Obama: “Education is both a pillar of democracy and a cornerstone of American opportunity.”

She knew she was going to mess me up, and she did it anyway."

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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.

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