“But the record’s clear, John McCain has voted with George Bush 90% of the time. Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than 90% of the time? I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to take a 10% chance on change.”

– Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in Denver, Colorado, August 29, 2008

“Well, you know, I think that whether you’re looking at it from a
theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that
question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.”

– Barack Obama at the Saddleback Presidential Forum
answering the question “At what point does a baby get
human rights, in your view?”, August 16, 2008

“Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don’t pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us . . . Iran, they spend 1/100th of what we spend on the military. If Iran ever tried to pose a serious threat to us, they wouldn’t stand a chance.”

– Barack Obama at a campaign stop in Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2008

“Lord – Protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins, and help
me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do
what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will.”

– Barack Obama’s written prayer stuffed into a crevass
of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, July 24, 2008

“You came out here because you wanted to
see me get beat by your fellow soldiers.”

– Barack Obama joking to those watching him play basketball
with the troops at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, July 19, 2008