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Community Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama’s community quotes stress that schools need teachers, computers, and less TV to help kids learn. He warns that heated language in immigration debates can harm unity. He also describes poverty as a disease that spreads through unemployment, violence, and broken homes, urging collective action.

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There isn't anyone who can't serve ... nobody who can't help somebody else.

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The truth of the matter is that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community.

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There is a wide range of views within the Jewish community, so it's not monolithic.

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I will support Iraqis and Syrians fighting to reclaim their communities.

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The absence of hope can rot a society from within.

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we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities

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Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for…

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Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families…

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When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of…

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With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

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You're not going to be able to make good decisions without building some relationship of trust between yourself and community.

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My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.

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We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international…

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We don't believe in a small America. We believe in a big America - a tolerant America, a just America, an equal…

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One of the things that I've urged the president-elect to do is to develop a strong working relationship with the intelligence community…

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Iran will for sure have pledged to the international community that it will not develop a nuclear weapon, and now will be…

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The people there, the community, the lessons that I learned -- they're all based right in this few square miles where we'll…

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Fourth, we will continue providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and…

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If poverty is a disease that infects the entire community in the form of unemployment and violence, failing schools and broken homes,…

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I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know…

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What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own…

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No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is…

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Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was…

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When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are…

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Tonight, somewhere in America, a young person, let's say a young man, will struggle to fall to sleep, wrestling alone with a…

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In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough…

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I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think…

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It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because…

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I can no more disown (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I…

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The system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when…

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We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's…

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I'm personally very grateful to my many friends in the Greek-American community, sons and daughters of Greece who have found success in…

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We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back.

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Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

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Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a…

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In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.

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I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect…

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I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a…

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I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That…

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Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is…

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The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…

The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we…

I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…