Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love.

If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?

I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us.

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

Let no one doubt, we will defend America's security and the cause of freedom around the world. But we want a president who tells us what America is fighting for, not just what we are fighting against. We want a president who will defend human rights - not just where it is convenient - but wherever freedom is at risk - from Chile to Afghanistan, from Poland to South Africa

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.

And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through.