"Occasionally, rarely, perhaps once in a lifetime, somebody comes along who so ignites the imagination and convinces you of their potential and their leadership and you say, ok forget your day job, this is more important."
- Samantha Power

"He's the candidate who symbolizes change, a new direction to a nation seemingly convinced we are on the wrong path.... To an American coming home, he seems not to be offering just a new choice, but a second chance"
-Richard Reeves

"I would not lose a night's sleep worrying about my young children's future if Senator Obama were my president because I know he would probably surround himself, like Ronald Reagan, with exceptionally experienced people."
- Senator Kirk Dillard (R)

"If you're really supporting somebody, you're not looking for something back all the time. He [Obama] would do best just getting elected and going in there and doing well, that's the best way he can give back to us. We don't need him to be at the concerts."
- COMMON

"He [Obama] knows the struggles, he knows the trials, the tribulations. He knows hard work pays off. He is used to working with communities, so he knows that approach."
- Shelisa Fields of Dakota Dunes, S.D