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We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom.

We live in an era of revolution, the revolution of rising expectations.

I was in the military for over 40 years, and one of the principles I kept with me was that there's an expectation globally that the U.S. will lead. Questions about that expectation have certainly risen in recent years. The fact that there's even a question about that is worrisome to me, and I think needs to be for a lot of people.

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful.

Hope is not just... out in the sky, or accepting the facts or reality. Hope is having optimistic, positive expectations.

We live in the world's greatest democracy; we want for nothing. And that which we want, we can work toward achieving.