Barack Obama

You elected me to do what was right, and that's what we've done.

You didn't elect me just to read the polls and figure out how to keep myself in office.

Even though economists may say that the recession officially ended last year, obviously for the millions of people who are still out of work, it's still very real for them.

It took us a decade to get into the problem that we're in right now.

America is only safe if our core foundation is strong.

I hereby delegate to you the functions conferred upon the President by section 107(a) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.

You can't drive. That's why we were in the ditch.

We are going to continually reexamine what we're doing.

I want everybody to always remember that we still have the best universities in the world.

We've gotten a lot of stuff done, but we've got a lot more work to do.

You did not elect me to do what was popular.

You believe in yourselves.

This road will not be easy, but we will continue to work closely with the people of the Gulf to rebuild their livelihoods and restore the environment that supports them.

Today we achieved an important milestone in our response to the BP oil spill.

My administration will see our communities, our businesses, and our fragile ecosystems through this difficult time.

No one should go broke because they got sick.

A job is worth saving if it's keeping Americans working and keeping America strong and secure.

It's politics at its worst.

What's at stake is not just an election; it's our democracy itself.

I need you because this isn't going to be easy.

No matter how many ads they run, no matter how many elections they try to buy, the power to determine the fate of this country doesn't lie in their hands, it lies in yours.

It's not the man, it's the plan.

Each and every time we've made epic change — it hasn't come from a man. It's come from a plan.

Nobody should go broke because they got sick in a country like the United States of America, not here.

Tell them we can't wait to organize.