I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.

Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.

Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.

It betrays a poverty of ambition if all you think about is what goods you can buy instead of what good you can do.

My particular worries on any given day - how I'm doing in the polls or what somebody is saying about me... for good or for ill - isn't particularly relevant. What is relevant is: What am I building that lasts?

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.

There's nothing that America can't handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. ...Change depends on our actions.