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Problem Quotes by Barack Obama

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Power in tweets and sound bites shows up in these statements. The quotes say that the Constitution matters, that recognizing problems and progress is needed, and that raising wages and fixing debt affect the country. They also point out how headlines can stir controversy and how security threats like missiles pose real worries.

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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.

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Keep guns out of inner cities-but also problem of morality.

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you can't just heely away from your problems forever

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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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The problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done.

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The problem is, that we've got a position, often times by the NRA that says any regulation whatsoever is the camel's nose…

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The problem with all these tired excuses for inaction is that it suggests a fundamental lack of faith in American business and…

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With the magnitude of the challenges we face right now, what we need in Washington are not more political tactics, we need…

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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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That's why the American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan won't just throw money at our problems, we'll invest in what works

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America is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was…

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The problem is that young people are less likely to vote than older people. What results is a situation in which sometimes…

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This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means…

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We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like…

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If we got there and we looked up and we said, "You know what? Black folks are still doing a little bit…

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If we are not serious about facts and what's true and what's not. And particularly in an age of social media where…

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Someday, our children, and our children's children, will look at us in the eye and they'll ask us, did we do all…

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We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although…

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The biggest problems with Iran in the region are not due to the size of their resources, but due to the fact…

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I was able to excite and engage people who previously hadn't been involved in politics, and part of the reason that I…

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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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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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I don't expect that the president-elect [Donald Trump] will follow exactly our blueprint or our approach, but my hope is that he…

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We are reaching a tipping where the pace of settlements, during the course of my presidency has gotten so substantial that it's…

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Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also…

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The only time I get frustrated with activist criticism is if I have recognized them, and invited them to work with me…

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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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Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in…

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We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy…

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There's nothing that America can't handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. ...Change depends on our actions.

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“the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful…

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Now, some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor, but let's not forget that's a practice that was initiated…

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I mean, if you think about - if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they…

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In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and…

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The problem is that because the voucher wouldn't necessarily keep up with health care inflation, it was estimated that this would cost…

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Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium…

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Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous…

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What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed

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Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace.

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What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And…

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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…

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…