Jobs was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this.

This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change.

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.

Part of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet to where we need to be in terms of a new order that's based on a different set of principles, that's based on a sense of common humanity, that's based on economies that work for all people.

The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to make investments.

As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography and affiliations with the demands of the broader democracy. And you need to make sure you are representing everybody.