A political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
... the country deserves us to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The budget compromise should leave us freer to focus on creating new jobs, not creating new crises. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The reason we're governing right now is because we defeated moderate Republicans with moderate Democrats. And people need to be patient about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can.… — 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
