"I would not advise people who feel..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“My life story is something obviously that belongs to me very personally. And the fact of the matter is that I had choices and chances and opportunities that were provided to me, based on the way I was able to direct my own decision-making. And what I'm working to fight for is to make sure that all women have the ability to do that.”

“And if that child should ever get the chance to travel the world and someone should ask her where is she from, we believe that she should always be able to hold her head high with pride in her voice when she answers, "I am an American." That is the course we seek. That is the change we are calling for.”

“We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'”

“I like to talk about lint and coasters, the expansion of the universe and maybe McDonald's. I'm completely turned off by the idea of politics.”

“The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.”

“Our bills shall not be killed.”

“If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.”

“If all of you had voted the other way - there's about 5500 of you here tonight - I would not be the President of the United States.”

“If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.”