Barack Obama actually said...

"That's what hope is - that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days ahead."

"The last thing we can afford is four more years of the tired, old theory that says we should give more to billionaires and big corporations and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else."

"We need to grow our economy by creating jobs, providing tax relief for middle class families, and helping people stay in their homes, and that is exactly what I will do as President."

"The central question in this election is this: what will our next President do to take us in a different direction?"