We must be willing to acknowledge our failings, not just trumpet our victories.

If you want conventional Washington thinking, I'm not your man.

I am not a perfect man and I won't be a perfect President.

The American people are not the problem in this country - they are the answer.

Change in this country has always come from the bottom up.

I may not have the experience Washington likes, but I have the experience America needs—the ability to bring people together, stand up to the special interests, and tell the truth to the American people on the major issues we face, from…

This campaign has to be about all of us—and every conversation you have today, every door you knock on, brings us one step closer to the America we want to live in.

I have the experience America needs-the ability to bring people together, stand up to the special interests, and tell the truth to the American people on the major issues we face, from Iraq to Social Security.

This campaign has to be about all of us-and every conversation you have today, every door you knock on, brings us one step closer to the America we want to live in.

What's truly risky is to let the same injustice remain year after year.

I'm running because I believe that together, we can change history's course.

the plan he articulated to strengthen our civil rights and criminal justice laws is a clear, thoughtful, and well reasoned approach to addressing some of this country's most pressing issues.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Be strong and have courage in the face of injustice.

The most important thing I'll do is call on you every day to take a risk and do your part to carry this movement forward.

It will take a movement to ensure that every young person gets the chance that Howard gave all of you.

There have been over 400 health care mergers in the last 10 years.

What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Nine young men and women showed the world that in the face of impossible odds, ordinary people could do extraordinary things.

Five decades ago, the Little Rock Nine took the lead in America's long march to freedom.

We do not accept their pursuit of nuclear weapons, in defiance of the international community.

I commend you for holding this important rally, and regret that I could not join you today.

I'm asking you to believe in yours.

We should never shrink from raising our voices to put our own values up against the bankrupt values of the Iranian regime.

Iran must know that it can give up its nuclear ambitions and support for terror, or it will face further isolation.