Barack Obama actually said...

"Thanks to your decency and thanks to your strength -- maybe most of all, thanks to your faith in our democracy and the American people, the country is better off than when you took office."

"I’ve always described the presidency as a relay race. You take the baton from someone, you run your leg as hard and as well as you can, and then you hand it off to someone else, knowing that your work..."

"I want to thank Sharon Sprung for capturing everything I love about Michelle, her grace, her intelligence, and the fact that she`s fine."

"Maybe most of all, thanks to your faith in our democracy and the American people, the country is better off than when you took office, and we should all be deeply grateful for that."