In your generation, everybody is constantly bombarded with all kinds of different input from different cultures, and that's a strength, that's a positive thing. That's why I remain confident about America's ability to compete in the world, precisely because we've got a little bit of everybody in this country.

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.

I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.

America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay.

We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.