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There is no cost and no subscription requirement. by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) and [Pratheek Rebala](https://time.com/author/pratheek-rebala/) Aug 1, 2016 3:00 PM UTC  TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama is joined by US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after his address to the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2016\. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama is joined by US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after his address to the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2016\. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) MANDEL NGAN—AFP/Getty Images by [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) and [Pratheek Rebala](https://time.com/author/pratheek-rebala/) Aug 1, 2016 3:00 PM UTC Last week’s Democratic National Convention was, among other things, a battery of rejoinders prepackaged for Twitter from a lineup of the party’s most popular lawmakers and supporters. By analyzing the millions of tweets that included one of the common hashtags for the convention, TIME was able to identify the top 100 most popular lines, as measured by the number of times people tweeted them. Since not everyone transcribed the same quote verbatim, we combined quotes that referred to the same line with small variations. By this method, Nominee Hillary Clinton led the pack with 27 of the top 100 quotes, followed by President Obama with 14. 1\. “Don’t boo. Vote.” **President Obama**, repeating a familiar refrain from his reelection campaign 2\. “When they go low, we go high.” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 3\. “Malarkey.” **Vice President Joe Biden**, referring to Donald Trump’s alleged concern for the middle class. 4\. “I believe in science.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 5\. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 6\. “The system is rigged” **Sen. Elizabeth Warren** 7\. “America, we will rise!” **Sen. Cory Booker** 8\. “He has no clue, period.” **Vice President Joe Biden**, referring to Donald Trump. 9\. “Deal me in!” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, co-opting accusations that she plays the “woman card.” 10\. “I’m a New Yorker and I know a con when I see one.” **Mayor Michael Bloomberg** 11\. “To the Bernie or Bust people, you’re being ridiculous.” **Sarah Silverman** 12\. “We don’t look to be ruled.” **President Obama** 13\. “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 14\. “The American Dream is something no wall will ever contain.” **President Obama** 15\. “He spoke for 70 odd minutes, and I do mean odd.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, regarding Trump’s acceptance speech a week earlier. 16\. “Democracy isn’t a spectator sport.” **President Obama** 17\. “America is already great.” **President Obama**, alluding to the Trump campaign’s slogan “Make America Great Again.” 18\. “No Donald, you don’t.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, responding to Trump’s [claim](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/13/the-remarkably-unappealling-anger-of-donald-trump/) that “I know more about ISIS than the generals do.” 19\. “Change maker” **President Bill Clinton**, referring to Hillary Clinton. 20\. “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 21\. “America is great because America is good.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, [echoing a phrase](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289749-rnc-official-accuses-clinton-of-plagiarism) that is often [misattributed](http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-tocqueville-fraud/article/8100) to Alexis de Tocqueville. 22\. “Si se puede” **Sen. Tim Kaine**, relaying the Obama campaign’s “Yes We Can” in Spanish. 23\. “Let’s elect a sane, competent person.” **Mayor Michael Bloomberg** 24\. “Your cause is our cause.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, in an olive branch to supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders. 25\. “Don’t believe anyone who says ‘I alone can fix it.'” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, referencing a line from Trump’s acceptance speech. 26\. “We own the finish line” **Vice President Joe Biden** 27\. “Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States.” **Sen. Bernie Sanders** 28\. “You have sacrificed nothing.” **Khizr Khan**, father of a fallen soldier, regarding Trump 29\. “It takes a village.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, referencing the title of her 1996 book. 30\. “Not voting is not a protest, it is a surrender.” **Rep. Keith Ellison** 31\. “The richest thing about Donald Trump is his hypocrisy.” **Mayor Michael Bloomberg** 32\. “Homegrown demagogues will always fail in the end.” **President Bill Clinton** 33\. “Public service is about service.” **Chelsea Clinton** 34\. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” **Sen. Cory Booker**, quoting an “African saying” of [unclear origin](http://www.wfdd.org/story/it-takes-village-determine-origins-african-proverb). 35\. “This is not reality television. This is reality.” **Mayor Michael Bloomberg** 36\. “When any barrier falls in America, it clears the way for everyone.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 37\. “We don’t fear the future, we shape it.” **President Obama** 38\. “Don’t let anyone tell you this country isn’t great” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 39\. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” **Secretary Hillary Clinton**, quoting Franklin Roosevelt. 40\. “We are called to be a nation of love.” **Sen. Cory Booker** 41\. “Democracy doesn’t work if we constantly demonize each other.” **President Obama** 42\. “There is no other Donald Trump. This is it.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 43\. “Strong women get things done!” **Rep. Gabby Giffords** 44\. “When we are indivisible, we are invincible.” **Sen. Cory Booker** 45\. “This right now is the greatest country on earth.” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 46\. “One is real, the other is made up.” **President Bill Clinton**, referring to the portrayal of Hillary Clinton at the Republican National Convention. 47\. “Cynicism is a refuge for cowards.” **Sen. Cory Booker** 48\. “After all, when there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 49\. “It’s never been a good bet to bet against America.” **Vice President Joe Biden** 50\. “No one gets through life alone.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 51\. “That’s not law and order. That’s criminal intent.” **Ret. Navy Rear Adm. John Hutson**, referencing Trump’s [call on Russian](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html?%5Fr=0) to uncover Clinton’s unreleased emails from when she was Secretary of State. 52\. “Somos americanos todos.” **Sen. Tim Kaine**, saying in Spanish that “We are all Americans.” 53\. “Donald, you’re not fit to polish John McCain’s boots.” **Ret. Navy Rear Adm. John Hutson** 54\. “Reject cynicism and reject fear.” **President Obama** 55\. “I accept your nomination for President of the United States.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 56\. “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” **Sen. Tim Kaine** 57\. “Way too many dreams die in the parking lots of banks.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 58\. “Being a teacher is not what they do, it’s who they are.” **Vice President Joe Biden** 59\. “My family never crossed a border, the border crossed us.” **Eva Longoria** 60\. “Jesus was a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew” **Rev. William Barber** 61\. “You nominated the real one.” **President Bill Clinton** 62\. “Our revolution continues.” **Sen. Bernie Sanders** 63\. “We must shock this nation with the power of love.” **Rev. William Barber** 64\. “In the spring of 1971, I met a girl.” **President Bill Clinton** 65\. “I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.” **President Obama** 66\. “I love you back!” **President Obama** 67\. “We can honor police and treat every community fairly.” **President Obama** 68\. “We are always stronger together.” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 69\. “I just don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t have a gun in the first place.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 70\. “I don’t know if they had their birth certificates.” **President Obama**, referring to his Kansan ancestors and joking about accusations that he was not born in the United States. 71\. “Come on! We’re America!” **Vice President Joe Biden** 72\. “You have to stand up to bullies.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 73\. “There is more than enough of the American Dream to go around.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton (introductory video)** 74\. “This isn’t about being politically correct. This is about saving our children.” **Sybrina Fulton**, mother of Trayvon Martin 75\. “Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.” **First Lady Michelle Obama** 76\. “Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths.” **Sen. Bernie Sanders** 77\. “I wish every American could hug President Obama.” **Sharon Belkefor**, who lost a son in Afghanistan 78\. “I married my best friend.” **President Bill Clinton** 79\. “Barack and I married way up.” **Vice President Joe Biden** 80\. “We lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.” **Vice President Joe Biden** 81\. “The America I know is decent and generous.” **President Obama** 82\. “It’s healing time. It’s hope time. It’s Hillary time.” **Rev. Jesse Jackson** 83\. “She never, ever forgets who she’s fighting for.” **Chelsea Clinton** 84\. “Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her tonight.” **Sen. Bernie Sanders** 85\. “Do all the good you can and serve one another.” **Sen. Tim Kaine** 86\. “You can’t love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen.” **Sen. Cory Booker** 87\. “We’re not done perfecting our union.” **President Obama** 88\. “I look forward to your votes during the roll call tomorrow night.” **Sen. Bernie Sanders** 89\. “I want to thank Bernie Sanders.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 90\. “Every kid with a disability has the right to go to school.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 91\. “Racial hatred was part of keeping the powerful on top.” **Sen. Elizabeth Warren** 92\. “In times of crisis, we don’t abandon our values, we double down on them.” **Sen. Cory Booker** 93\. “To drive real progress, you have to change both hearts and laws.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 94\. “We are going to follow the money.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 95\. “Thank God they can fix this in post.” **Sarah Silverman**, joking about how awkwardness at the convention could be edited out in post-production. 96\. “I trust Hillary Clinton with our son’s life.” **Sen. Tim Kaine** 97\. “We are not going to be Donald Trump’s hate-filled America. Not now, not ever.” **Sen. Elizabeth Warren** 98\. “I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 99\. “Our economy isn’t working the way it should because our democracy isn’t working the way it should.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** 100\. “We have the most tolerant and generous young people we’ve ever had.” **Secretary Hillary Clinton** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4431107/dnc-quotes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4431107/dnc-quotes/"},"headline":"The Top 100 Quotes From the Democratic Convention","datePublished":"2016-08-01T15:00:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:55.952Z","description":"As measured by number of quotations on Twitter.","url":"https://time.com/4431107/dnc-quotes/","keywords":["Democratic National Convention","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6389fd6374f55c94/6988a08ccd1bbaa2f4701c59/gettyimages-584184184.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Wilson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Pratheek Rebala","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/pratheek-rebala/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6389fd6374f55c94/6988a08ccd1bbaa2f4701c59/gettyimages-584184184.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-DEMOCRATS-CONVENTION","caption":"TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-DEMOCRATS-CONVENTION","creditText":"MANDEL NGAN—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/democratic-national-convention/","name":"Democratic National Convention"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4431107/dnc-quotes/","name":"The Top 100 Quotes From the Democratic Convention"}}]}] ```