Answers Quotes by Barack Obama

17 Answers quotes by Barack Obama

From speeches to interviews, Obama’s reflections on finding solutions are both pragmatic and hopeful. These seventeen excerpts give a glimpse into his approach to navigating complex challenges.

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I'm suspicious of too much certainty in the pursuit of understanding just because I think people are limited in their understanding.

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The truth is, some of these comments, when you actually ask 'well, this is based on what? This notion that Obama's a…

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Cutting benefits is not the right answer. Raising the retirement age is not the best option.

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

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On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the…

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It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who…

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And if that child should ever get the chance to travel the world and someone should ask her where is she from,…

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Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they're going to try…

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If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders…

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When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced,…

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I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less…

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Each and every time, a new generation has risen up and done what’s needed to be done. Today we are called once…

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If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas... Every dollar we invested to…

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The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our…

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Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and…

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There are legitimate concerns and anxieties that the forces of globalisation are leaving too many people behind - and we have to…

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Ours is a nation of laws: of citizens who live under them and for the citizens who enforce them. So, to a…

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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…

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The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

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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…

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Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.

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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…

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

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All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…

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The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

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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…

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

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So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

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I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

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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.

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It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

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Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…

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