"The future is in our hands."

"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America."

"Hope is not blind optimism. It's not a naive faith that things will turn out for the best. It's a belief that if we work hard enough, we can make things better."

"I think that for all the talk about how divided we are, and how much polarization there is, I actually think that most people want to get things done."

"The thing about the American people, though, is they're not stupid. They're not going to be bamboozled. And they know when they're being jerked around."