I'm skeptical that [the Republicans] can do [something better with healthcare] mainly because for seven years now, including when we first tried… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's when America soars, when we look out for one another and we take care of each other, when we root for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism, then the international community has to offer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's something about the American spirit - inherent in the American spirit -- we don't hang on to the past. We always… — 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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