I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me and, frankly, for me a big challenge is to have people believe that I can be the president of the United States.

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I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to...

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I'd come back after having served as ambassador to New Zealand and found that I...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience...

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you...

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as...

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the...

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can...

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom...

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent...