The Top 100 Quotes From the Democratic Convention

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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 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 that is often misattributed 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.

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 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

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