To everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We ask for nothing more than the chance to blaze our own trail, and yet each of us is only here because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will remember that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we've set up a system whereby when you take on college debt, you will never have to pay more than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we win all those fights, and now let's say the income gap, and the wealth gap, and the education gap have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defense against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[The] United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and greatest friend. I see this visit as an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's when America soars, when we look out for one another and we take care of each other, when we root for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will call not just on Israel, but on the Palestinians, on the Arab States, and the international community to join us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The day I'm inaugurated, this country looks at itself differently and the world looks at America differently. If you believe that we've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As President, I'll invest in renewable energies like wind power, solar power, and the next generation of homegrown biofuels. That's how America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America is the greatest country on Earth. But because of some of the mistakes that have been made, we, I think, are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we think about immigration, we have to understand there are folks all around the world who still see America as the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Americans coming home, an Iran that has rolled back its nuclear program and accepted unprecedented monitoring of the program -these things are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information. Because even as we're the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The time to fix our broken immigration system is now... We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace... But… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. For when we have faced down impossible… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share