Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.

I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

I've learned over the years that identity has a whole lot less to do with location or other people's expectations than with your own sense of self and self-confidence.

If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.