“This moment — this election — is our chance to keep ... the American promise

“This moment — this election — is our chance to keep ... the American promise alive.”

Sen. Barack Obama

Accepting the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

“I cried my eyelashes off.”

Oprah Winfrey

On being moved to tears by Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

“There are a lot of things that are different between now and what we faced in 2005 when Katrina came ashore. We’ve had three years to put together a plan that never existed before.”

Michael Chertoff

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, on preparations for Gustav, a massive storm threatening the Gulf Coast.