Barack Obama: “I wanted to just say how much I appreciate you, because you saved my mother's life, because my mother had a stroke.”

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.