The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you.

 Change will now not come if we anticipate some other character or a few other time. We are the ones we've been anticipating. We are the change that we are seeking

  If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress

We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape itIn the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America – there's the United States of America

  We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent

I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels – hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency

We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours

 The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on