The problem was, and we saw some of this in the immigration-reform issues as well, was they hadn't done sufficient homework to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The memoir was a very personal book. I wrote it as a personal journey and search about who my father was and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious; it was emotional;… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn't matter what it is ... We give too much of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are institutional obligations I have to carry out that are important for a president of the United States to carry out,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do think that you're starting to see young people pay attention to some longterm issues that they feel Washington has neglected. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying 'Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president [Barack Obama] understands that the country's very concerned about [terrorism] issue. And I think what you're going to hear from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than me sort of characterize the appropriateness or inappropriateness of what Donald Trump is doing at the moment, I think what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Essentially, Iran was sanctioned because of what had happened at Fordow, its unwillingness to comply with previous U.N. security resolutions about their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've achieved this historic progress through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the Middle East. I want to also point out… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to enlarge the issue behind abortion. I have been serving for over two decades and I have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not going to Wall Street [after the presidency]. The amount of time that I'll be investing in issues is going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we're at a place wherea woman's health is danger because of whether this family planning or contraception or any issues… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think at a certain age I became conscious of the power of words. And it was fairly late. I was kind… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Lincoln basically pulled in all the people who had been running against him into his Cabinet because, whatever personal feelings there were,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Back in the '50s and '60s, most politicians were concerned about not talking about faith, partly because there were consequences you had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This comes from a group of people who've been wrong about every foreign policy issue over the last two decades. They supported… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are whupped. I'm whupped. My wife is whupped. Unless it's your job to be curious, who really has the time to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It’s not a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I would advise, what I advised before the election, and what I will continue to advise after the election, is that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, are motivated by all kinds of issues. They're sincerely interested in the economy,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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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
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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
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