"But, as John King reported earlier, they have traded those smiles for some sparring with gloves are off."
"This is getting kind of silly. You know, I have been called a lot of things in my life, but I have never been called George Bush or Dick Cheney, certainly."
"I want to thank her and her son for their service and their sacrifice. When we send a soldier or Marine to combat in Iraq, we really are sending a family. And since the election of 2006, the Democrats..."
"I have proposed a strategic energy fund that I would fund by taking away the tax breaks for the oil companies."
"I think that what you've seen tonight is how ready the Democrats are to lead. We are ready to lead the change that America so desperately needs."
"I put forth a comprehensive three-point plan to get our troops out of Iraq, and it does start with moving them out as soon as possible."
"I couldn't run as anything other than a woman. I am proud to be running as a woman. And I'm excited that I may... you know, may be able, finally, to break that hardest of all glass ceilings."
"I will not promise to meet with the leaders of these countries during my first year. I will promise a very vigorous diplomatic effort because I think it is not that you promise a meeting at that high ..."
"Irresponsible and naive to say that you would commit to meeting with, you know, Chavez and Castro and others within the first year."
"I think it's terrific."
"...because I think it is not that you promise a meeting at that high a level before you know what the intentions are. I don't want to be used for propaganda purposes."
"And it's time for the Republicans to join us in standing up to the president to bring our troops home."