Cutting benefits is not the right answer. Raising the retirement age is not the best option. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Congress should fund research on the effects that violent video games have on young minds... We don't benefit from ignorance. We don't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do not benefit from a relationship with China or any other country in which we put our values and our ideals… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have always had extraordinarily good relations with very conservative colleagues. And that's not because I agree with any of them or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you can get ahead. If you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Occasionally I would like the German people to give us the benefit of the doubt, given our history, as opposed to assuming… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
At a time when the European project is facing challenges, it's especially important to show the benefits of economic integration by continuing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the important point is we've got to have a president who understands the benefits of free trade but also… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do think that there is a big difference between family farms and agri-business, and one of the distressing things that I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People always - I think were surprised about me connecting with folks in small town Iowa. And the reason I did was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Higher minimum wages, full-employment programs, early-childhood education: Those kinds of programs are, by design, universal, but by definition, because they are helping… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have much more confidence in my ability, or any president or any leader's ability, to mobilize the American people around a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My second piece of advice is to stay global. As the world continues to change and we become more connected to each… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe there are too many children who need loving parents to deny one group of people adoption rights. A child will… — 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
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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