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Economy Quotes by Barack Obama

143 Economy quotes by Barack Obama

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A global economy values knowledge as a top skill, linking education to opportunity. Other statements tie economic growth to climate responsibility, job creation, and fiscal conversations. The quotes stress the need for cooperation and clear goals to keep the economy strong and sustainable.

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I dont believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy.

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A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.

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Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.

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It's good for the economy. It's good for America.

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If it is orderly and lawful, immigration is good for our economy.

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Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis.

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We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.

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It's time for Congress to help build an economy that works for everyone and not just for a few.

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Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.

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[Young people] are much less likely to express attitudes that defied us between us and them. They see themselves as part of…

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Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.

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Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy.

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I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing…

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For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change.

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If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have…

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It's time to end the hypocrisy of those who accumulate wealth through the global economy, and then siphon funds to those who…

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The values that we share - freedom of speech, freedom of religious practice, freedom for civil society, free and fair elections, all…

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When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's…

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That kind of approach, I believe, will not grow our economy, because the only way to pay for it without either burdening…

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It’s not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve…

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It probably wouldn't be good for our economy for a bunch of these jobs to come back because, there's no way that…

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Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war…

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I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on…

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The Russians can't change us or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy doesn't…

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So I'm not proposing anything radical. I just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income…

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We've got to be able to have a conversation and recognize we're all Americans; we all want the best for this country.…

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In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work…

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Although there are some parallels to the problems that we're seeing now and what we say back in the '30s, no period…

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Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that…

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America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so…

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Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no…

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I know many of you are hurting and angry about the economy, and I don't blame you. It's the worst economy since…

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The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.

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Will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy.

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

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Let's not only provide a jumpstart to the economy and immediately or save 3 million jobs, but let's also put a down…

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If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your…

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We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay…

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California is our biggest economy. California is our biggest agricultural producer. So what happens here matters to every working American.

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The Iranian people are getting restive because of the challenges that sanctions have posed to their economy.

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

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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…