Barack Obama

Now, the simple truth is it took years to dig this hole; it's going to take more time than any of us would like to climb out of it.

I believe that if an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help them do it.

The private sector — not government — is, was, and always will be the source of America's economic success.

And if an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help them do it.

I can promise you this: We are headed in the right direction.

The American people will be well served by these outstanding men and women.

I can promise you this: we are headed in the right direction.

We're betting on the ingenuity and talent of American businesses.

That's the old brand of politics. That just takes us backwards.

She's going to Washington to represent one constituency, and that's you, the people of Missouri.

Our goal has been to spur growth in the private sector.

Government doesn't have all the answers.

Robin Carnahan supports that plan. Her opponent doesn't.

Robin wants to move us forward. I want to move us forward.

These folks drove the economy into a ditch, and they want the keys back.

This cooperation strengthens our transatlantic ties and makes all our people safer.

Our goal has never been to create some government program, but to spur private-sector growth.

You're helping us to fight our way out of a vicious recession.

These are the same guys who drove the car into the ditch and now they want the keys back.

What you're proving is that if we hold fast to that spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation that's always defined America, we're not just going to emerge from this period of turmoil; we're going to emerge stronger than we were before.

She's going to Washington for only one reason: to represent one constituency, and that is the people of Missouri.

It is going to take time to reverse the toll of the deepest recession in generations.

Government can lay the foundation for small businesses to expand and hire.

They don't know how to drive.

We can shape our own destiny as a nation.