I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

Not only am I literally and figuratively the dark horse, I'm actually the poor horse. The only thing that I have going for me is my soul and my commitment to the American people.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo. The next time a woman runs, or a black, a Jew, or anyone from a group that the country is 'not ready' to elect to its highest office, I believe that he or she will be taken seriously from the start.

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.