Action Quotes by Barack Obama

Let's make this a year of action.

— Barack Obama

“Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.”

— Barack Obama

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet.

— Barack Obama

We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.

— Barack Obama

I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences.

— Barack Obama

We will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values.

— Barack Obama

What Americans expect from Washington is action that matches the urgency they feel in their daily lives.

— Barack Obama

The actions of those in power can have enormous consequences - a price that they themselves almost never have to pay.

— Barack Obama

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

— Barack Obama

Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military…

— Barack Obama

You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure…

— Barack Obama

I think Barack Obama 'll talk about the actions that we've taken, not just since 9/11, but since Paris, to help keep…

— Barack Obama

I think the Turks' willingness to take seriously action on the borders to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL is…

— Barack Obama

We have to think about affirmative action and craft it in such a way where some of our children, who are advantaged,…

— Barack Obama

We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in…

— Barack Obama

Now that Iran's actions have been verified, it can begin to receive relief from certain nuclear sanctions and gain access to its…

— Barack Obama

For we have always understood that when times change, so must we, that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to…

— Barack Obama

I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will…

— Barack Obama

I've got a pen, and I've got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive…

— Barack Obama

When any kind of military action is popular it's because either there's been a very clear, direct threat to us - 9/11…

— Barack Obama

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And…

— Barack Obama

It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved -…

— Barack Obama

...Started by missionaries in 1841, Punahou Academy had grown into a prestigious prep school, an incubator for island elites...It hadn't been easy…

— Barack Obama

What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said,…

— Barack Obama

There is no doubt that the actions of ISIS are designed to amplify their power and the threat that they pose. That…

— Barack Obama

Part of what's unique about climate change, though, is the nature of some of the opposition to action. It's pretty rare that…

— Barack Obama

The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations…

— Barack Obama

Even limited military actions end up carrying with them great costs and unintended consequences.

— Barack Obama

But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.

— Barack Obama

They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose…

— Barack Obama

One of the things I advised Donald Trump to do was to make sure that, before he commits to certain courses of…

— Barack Obama

I'm measuring my actions against that inner voice that for me at least is audible, is active, it tells me where I…

— Barack Obama

We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can…

— Barack Obama

The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those…

— Barack Obama

For all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate. Our actions matter, and can bend…

— Barack Obama

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya…

— Barack Obama

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

We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health…

— Barack Obama

Ultimately, the challenges of the 21st century can't be met without collective action. Agreement will almost never be easy, and results won't…

— Barack Obama

Whenever I write a letter to a family who has lost a loved one in Iraq, or read an email from a…

— Barack Obama