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Madonna in concert before performing “Express Yourself”: "This is a historical evening! ... We are lucky to be sharing it with each other!"
Oprah Winfrey, who cried during the celebration in Chicago's Grant Park:
"This has been the greatest experience of my lifetime. I haven't seen a sense of unity like this since 9/11. Now, we're all brought together in the name of hope.” She also said, this “ means democracy at its finest. It's just the best. We did this. America did this."
George Clooney: "I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it's time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces."
Tina Fey via Twitter: “I can't remember the last time I was this proud to be an American. I am so proud of all of us.”
Lindsay Lohan via MySpace: "OBAMA IS OUR PRESIDENT!" She said that everyone who voted, "no matter their choice ... should be proud for voting in the first place."
Pete Wentz: "Hope is strange when it actually comes through. Its weird. Pinch yourself. Remember where you are standing. I am proud to be a part of history in the making."
Kanye West via blog: "HI MOM, OBAMA WON!"
Director Michael Moore via website: "Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair."
Usher: "This will go down in history, in black history, for all of the sacrifices that the great Joseph Lowery and Martin Luther King made, this actually pays off for their sacrifice .... I'm speechless. I don't even know what to say."
TLC's Chili: "This is amazing..never thought i'd live to see this."
Russell Simmons: "The vision of the hip-hop generation and its young people is in full and glorious effect tonight. While many older Americans, who marched and struggled so hard so Senator Obama could run for president of the United States never dared to believe in his candidacy's real potential, young people, particularly the hip-hop community, had faith and their imagination became our reality."
George Takei: "The words from Barack Obama’s victory speech still resonates in my mind. What an amazing night it was – the culmination of a turbulent struggle against a disgraceful history of slavery, prejudice and racial conflict. The road ahead is long, the road will be steep.”
Elisabeth Hasselbeck: "No one lost today - and God knows I fought hard on the other side. Today is a victory for this country. The first black president. The first black first lady. The first black family. I haven't felt this good..."
Joe the plumber: "Hey, the American people spoke. They elected Barack Obama as our president and our new Commander in Chief, and I’m behind that 100 percent.”
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