BARACK OBAMA

"A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things."

"A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me."

"A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself."

"A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future."

"Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror."

"If you're a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women."

"Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you"

"A child's course in life should be determined not by the zip code she's born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams."

"As we look forward to the New Year, let's resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share."

"Change is never easy, but always possible."

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

"Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom."

"Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table."

"Don't shortchange the future, because of fear in the present."

"Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have."

"Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied."

"Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world."

"Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Rise to their needs."

"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential."

"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled."

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

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

"Hope - Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us. A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead."

"I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law"

"I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat."

"I think, as you get older, that's when your ambitions become "peculiar"."

"I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth. I wasn't born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes - but I kept at it."

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

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

"I'm a warrior for the middle class."

"If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate."

"If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void."

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

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

"In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity - it is a prerequisite."

"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."

"Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance."

"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."

"It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy."

"It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game."

"It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds."

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

"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."

"Love and hope can conquer hate."

"No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together."

"No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism."