- "We are the United States of America. And there's nothing we can't do, if we do it together."
- "We need to remember we're at our best when we act as one America."
- "Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value."
- "Our children are the kite strings that lift our national ambitions aloft – and our obligations are to steady the kite."
- "We need to resist becoming numb to the sorrow. We must look for purpose in the pain."
- "The middle class is hurting. The middle class is hurting badly. And the wealthy are doing just fine."
- "Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot. Decency, science, democracy. They're all on the ballot."
- "We have to come together. Democrats, Republicans, and independents. And just unite. Because the country is in real trouble."
- "The way I was raised was to never, ever, ever, ever give up."
- "There's nothing beyond our capacity if we work together."
- "America's best days are not behind us; they're ahead."
- "It's time for America to get back up. And once again fight for the proposition that we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal."
- "Folks, the fact is, America's house was on fire. We had to act."