Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I ran for the U.S. Senate the assumption was that anyone's name that was close to "Osama" doesn't stand a chance.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are on alert 24/7. And everything that you report will be investigated. We do it in private. We do it covertly.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward. Sometimes one side… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we get to a point where people in this country feel more affinity with a leader who is an adversary and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They will tell you that the Americans who sleep in the streets and beg for food got there because they're all lazy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Yes, this is hard. But there should be no question that the United States of America is stepping up to the plate.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics...When this country is operating off a common ground,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was gonna take time. It was gonna… — 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
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