BARACK OBAMA

"It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we had - to find the greatness that lies within each of us."

"While we breathe, we will hope."

"What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it's the courage to raise one."

"Yes We Can!"

"No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't use it. Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs."

"Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail."

"Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom."

"One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education."

"I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers."

"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law."

"One thing I don't like is when you disrespect the law."

"The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely."

"Where there is no experience the wise man is silent."

"I wouldn't be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago"

"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness."

"When times get tough, we don't give up. We get up."

"Greatness is never free; it must be earned."

"The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education."

"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."

"You can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig."

"Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

"Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important."