I expect to be held responsible for the things I say and do.

And they should be able to identify with me because my story is your story.

We must fix the failures of No Child Left Behind.

This is a country that let the child of a teenage mom and an absent father reach for his dreams.

It is guilt — it is classic guilt by association.

Our kids and our country can't afford four more years of neglect and indifference.

When two-thirds of all new jobs require a higher education or advanced training, knowledge is the most valuable skill you can sell.

If we want to outcompete the world tomorrow, we must out-educate the world today.

When I'm President, we'll fight to make sure we're once again first in the world when it comes to high school graduation rates.

What he said was racism was bad.

I hadn't heard those comments.