Barack Obama: “Just last week, these ladies were recognized by the NCAA for top academic performance as a team.”

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

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

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

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