There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think every case is different. Every situation is different. People come on the F.B.I.'s radar screen for a variety of reasons… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even while we may at times disagree, as friends sometimes will, the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to put country ahead of party. It's time to put the next generation ahead of the next election. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's up to [Angela Merkel] whether she wants to stand again and then ultimately, it'll be up to the German people to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It continues to be my strong belief that the way we are going to make sure that everybody feels a part of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They [ Respublicans] wanna argue the sensational which is about abort not certain cases of abortion, but the fact is it's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use… — 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
“And so the moment we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold into a library, we've changed their lives forever,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are whupped. I'm whupped. My wife is whupped. Unless it's your job to be curious, who really has the time to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Around the world, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- what they did was hard. It takes time. It takes more than a single term.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It’s not a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that what is true is that the Russians intended to meddle, and they meddled. And it could be another country… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. But this time is different. — 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
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
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
As the world's largest economy and second-largest carbon emitter, as a country with unsurpassed ability to drive innovation and scientific breakthroughs, as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Usually, I'm pretty good about sorting through the options and then making decisions that I'm confident are the best decisions in that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It may be something that future generations are more open to, but I am pretty confident that for the foreseeable future, using… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I read history, I [see] what typically happens to presidents and the other party during tumultuous times and how people react… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've been involved in the intelligence side of the federal government for a long time. We all know that we have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new. Let's invest in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt the father of our nation ordered these words be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we [American nation] are only thinking about tomorrow or the next day and not thinking about 10 years from now, we're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that… — 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
![“It's up to [Angela Merkel] whether she wants to stand again and then ultimately, it'll be up to the German people to decide what the future holds. If I were here and I were German and I had a vote, I might support her.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4a6/barack-obama-17_angela_it-s-up-to-angela-merkel-whether-she-wan_1844837.jpg)
![“They [ Respublicans] wanna argue the sensational which is about abort not certain cases of abortion, but the fact is it's a fundamental disrespect for women - women's judgment about the sizing and time of their families.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/585/barack-obama-17_abortion_they-respublicans-wanna-argue-the-sensat_1183825.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)
![“I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like saying to these folks, "[Don't] you think if I could do it, I [would] have just done it. Do you think that the only problem is that I don't care enough about the plight of poor…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9c9/barack-obama-17_bits_i-say-that-is-because-those-are-the-time_2451942.jpg)
![“When I read history, I [see] what typically happens to presidents and the other party during tumultuous times and how people react when the economy is collapsing and they're losing their homes, losing their pensions - it sort of tracks, what ended up happening, because some of that is human nature.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/70f/barack-obama-17_economy_when-i-read-history-i-see-what-typically_2330566.jpg)
![“If we [American nation] are only thinking about tomorrow or the next day and not thinking about 10 years from now, we're not going to control our own economic future, because China, Germany - they're making these [clean energy] investments. And I'm not going to cede those jobs of the future to…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/544/barack-obama-17_built_if-we-american-nation-are-only-thinking_2170088.jpg)
