I am willing to work with anybody who wants to have a serious conversation about our fiscal future. We're not going to do this under the threat of blowing up the entire economy. I will not negotiate over Congress' responsibility to pay the bills that have already been racked up. I don't know how I can be more clear about this.

If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

You have to have a strong team around you [being a president].

I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead of focusing on getting well. I am here for the millions of lives that will be touched and in some cases, saved, by health insurance reform. I am here for the small businesses who are forced to choose between health care and hiring. I am here for the seniors who are unable to afford the prescriptions they need.

We are at a time in our country's history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language.