Barack Obama: “You want cooperation. You want action.”

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

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.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.