"The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."

"The only limit to human potential is the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."

"In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?"

"After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land."

"Politics is pop. Our job as comedians - especially me, as a late-night talk show, which is a broader audience - is to amplify what we think America is thinking."

"The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."