"Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination."

"I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them."

"I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point."

"I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever."

"Patience is a virtue because the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"The darkest nights often reveal that the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."