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A commander in chief describes his first job as keeping the nation safe, while other lines stress the stamina needed to grind through tough work. Several quotes link jobs to climate, economy, and education, urging better tax rules and clean‑energy projects that can create new roles. They also warn about tax codes that reward overseas hiring over domestic growth.

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Together, we're going to finish the job we started.

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Donald Trump seems to do a good job mentioning his own name.

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[The Democrats] have got to do a better job of showing up.

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I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

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My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe.

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Call Loretta Lynch for a vote. Get her confirmed. Put her in place. Let her do her job.

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What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

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We can't wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won't act, I will.

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Sustaining the energy and focus involved in doing a good job I think starts to - starts to gets tougher the longer…

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One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And…

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My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote…

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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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[My kids] complained about Secret Service as they became teenagers, and Secret Service has done the very best job they could accommodating…

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There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing…

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We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy…

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My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We have…

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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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Stamina. There is a greater physical element to this job than you would think, just being able to grind it out. And…

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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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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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In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will…

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Part of what we have to do a better job of, if our democracy is to function in a complicated diverse society…

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We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask…

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I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm…

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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 make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best bridges,…

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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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What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our…

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The irony is that we've seen this model work really well in Massachusetts because Gov. Romney did a good thing, working with…

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I don't believe that the American people want us to focus on our job security. They want us to focus on their…

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I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged,…

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“And that brings me to one last point. I've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic federal workers who…

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I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't…

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Keeping the people's government open is not a concession to me. Keeping vital service running and hundreds of thousands of Americans on…

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I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the…

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It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive…

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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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What you have to do is to look at what's going to keep our economic growth going, what's going to make sure…

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We need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man…

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

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…

Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.

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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…