Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive.

We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.

Black and Jewish leaders have been a coalition of conscience.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.