"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."

"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."

"Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win."

"It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back."

"We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity, family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America."

"It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago."

"This election is about who's going to be the next President of the United States!"

"The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive."

"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime."