We didn't change the world, but we changed those neighborhoods, and I proved that old man wrong.

It's time for a new generation of leadership to save our generation from global catastrophe.

It's time for America to show the world that we're still the last, best hope of Earth.

I'm not afraid of losing the P.R. war to dictators. I'm happy to look them in the eye and say what needs to be said.

I don't want a continuation of Bush/Cheney. I don't want Bush/Cheney-lite. I want a fundamental change.

It's no longer sufficient for us to trot out the old formulas, the old tired phrases. If we want fundamental change, then we can't be afraid to talk to our enemies.

I opposed this war back in 2002 when I was running for the United States Senate.

We've got to put the national interests ahead of special interests, and that's what I'll do as president of the United States.

I am proud of my Christian faith. And it informs what I do. But I am a strong believer in the separation of church and state.

If you want to talk about irresponsibility and naivete, look at her vote to authorize George Bush to send our troops into Iraq without an exit plan.

As president of the United States, my commitment on issues like education, my commitment on issues like health care is to close the disparities and the gaps, because that's what's really going to solve the race problem in this country.

Absolutely it does. John and I have a disagreement. John thinks that the only way we get universal coverage is to mandate coverage. I think that the problem is not that people are trying to avoid getting health care coverage.