If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Although Israel was founded based on the historic Jewish homeland and the need to have a Jewish homeland, Israeli democracy has been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you might imagine, if you're a teenager having a couple of people with microphones and guns always following you around, that… — 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
We think about the enormous costs of homelessness, or the enormous cost of HIV/AIDS, over the long term, as people visit emergency… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation],… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that it's important for judges to understand that if a woman is out there trying to raise a family, trying… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think at times of significant stress people are going to be looking for something and they don't always know exactly what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that the American people are looking for a lot of speeches. I think what they're looking for is action.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that Donald Trump successfully mobilized a big chunk of America to vote for him and he's going to win. He… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think when you're governing, it will become increasingly apparent that if you were to just eliminate trade deals with Mexico, for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We think of faith as a source of comfort and understanding but find our expressions of faith sowing division; we believe ourselves… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the great things about being commander in chief is getting to know our men and women in uniform in a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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We have seen violence and terror perpetrated by those who profess to stand up for faith, their faith. Professed to stand up… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said to [Donald Trump], and I think others have said to him that the day that he is the President of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I see tragedy and comedy and pain and irony and all that stuff. But in the end I think life is fascinating,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not the caricature that you see on Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, but I'm somebody who is interested in solving problems… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their… — 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
I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our intelligence communities spend a lot of time and effort gathering a lot of strands and a lot of data [on Russian… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Dona;d Trump is sincere in wanting to be a successful president and moving this country forward and I don't think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The two inaugurations were different. The first inauguration I was thinking to myself, "Let's make sure I don't screw this up." I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think what will happen with Donald Trump is there are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Moral values includes the immorality of 45 million uninsured or the immorality of working people who are having trouble raising a family… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In that kind of environment, where there's so much skepticism about information that's coming in, we're gonna have to spend a lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela. These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is a theory that basically says that we can shred regulations and consumer protections and give more and more to the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there's a power in that [information through tweets and sound bites ]. There's also a danger, what generates a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Physically, I feel probably as good as I've ever felt. And I've got as much energy as I ever did. But what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that people are concerned about the breakdown of the family but they also don't want to see discrimination against gays… — 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
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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
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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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![“As you might imagine, if you're a teenager having a couple of people with microphones and guns always following you around, that could grate on them. But you know, they've handled it with grace and I give Michelle [Obama] most of the credit for how well they've done, but I also just think they are…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/214/barack-obama-17_couple_as-you-might-imagine-if-you-re-a-teenage_849053.jpg)
![“We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation], and you are gonna see, I think, a substantial change even as the case works its way through the courts.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d64/barack-obama-17_cases_we-are-reorganizing-how-we-work-with-sta_2299088.jpg)
![“I've said to [Donald Trump], and I think others have said to him that the day that he is the President of the United States, there are world capitals and financial markets and people all around the world who take really seriously what he says, and in a way that's just not true before you're…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/389/barack-obama-17_around-the-world_i-ve-said-to-donald-trump-and-i-think-ot_171727.jpg)
![“I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1bc/barack-obama-17_able_i-was-able-to-do-that-showing-up-of-demo_2722837.jpg)
![“Our intelligence communities spend a lot of time and effort gathering a lot of strands and a lot of data [on Russian hacking]. There are times where they're very cautious and they say, "We think this is what happened, but we're not certain."” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ed5/barack-obama-17_cautious_our-intelligence-communities-spend-a-lot_2366677.jpg)
![“The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric is fine, and identifying the problem is fine. But it's to use a football analogy, he sort of pushes it into the red zone, and then tends to settle for a field goal.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5f3/barack-obama-17_analogies_the-quibble-i-have-with-president-barack_927966.jpg)
![“I think that there's a power in that [information through tweets and sound bites ]. There's also a danger, what generates a headline or stirs up a controversy and gets attention isn't the same as the process required to actually solve the problem.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/635/barack-obama-17_attention_i-think-that-there-s-a-power-in-that-inf_173959.jpg)
