"Not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation."
"Let us be the generation that ends poverty in America."
"Through this decency, we can build a more hopeful America."
"For that is our unyielding faith - that in the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it."
"I want us to take up the unfinished business of perfecting our union, and building a better America."
"The failure of leadership, the smallness of our politics... has stopped us from meeting these challenges."
"Divided, we are bound to fail."
"Today we are called once more - and it is time for our generation to answer that call."
"I know I haven't spent a lot of time learning the ways of Washington. But I've been there long enough to know that the ways of Washington must change."
"In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope."
"Let us be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil."