We went across the South on Super Tuesday without a single catcall or boo, without a single ugly sign. Not until we got to New York and the North did the litmus test of race and religion spout from the mouths of public officials.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up.

In order for an ideal to become a reality, there must be a person, a personality to translate it.

Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.

[I]t's an honor to be a food stamp president. Food stamps feed the hungry. Food stamps save the children. Food stamps help the farmer. Food stamps help the truck driver. Food stamps help the warehouse. Food stamps help the store. Food stamps hire people and feed people. Food stamps save people from starvation and malnutrition. ... Give President Barack Obama a big hand. Show your love. Show your appreciation.

You cannot have a diplomatic offensive without talking.