Barack Obama Quotes
Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.
Our objective is clear: we will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy.
In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity - it is a prerequisite.
I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations.
Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I'm sorry I'm not the guy. It just doesn't fit me. I'm not 20.
We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope.
I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family’s premium by up to $2,500 a year.
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.
One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn't, couldn't end there. At least that's what I would choose to believe.
The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country - I know, because I am one of them.
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.'
We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world - including in my own country.
Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.
I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules.
The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears.
Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.
We're breaking protocol here. That's the good thing about being President - I can do whatever I want.
We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it's easy, but when it is hard.
It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy
The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.
I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.
I try to explain to them about the aloha spirit. And it's that spirit that I am absolutely convinced is what America is looking for right now.
You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we had - to find the greatness that lies within each of us.
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.