Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the American people can change Washington. But I think that it is not going to change, because somebody from on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now we're in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing the grinding, sometimes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are folks who will equivocate. They'll say, 'You know, I'm not a scientist.' Well, I'm not either. But the best scientists… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The next phase and this is part of what I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I promised to bring change to Washington. The underlying reason for the economic mess we're in has been building for years. It's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“This election is about the past vs. the future. It's about whether we settle for the same divisions and distractions and drama… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is certainly true is that the American people, just like the German people, just like the British and people around the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran. It would be a game changer. Not only would it threaten Israel, a country that is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think there are hard-liners inside of Iran that think it is the right thing to do to oppose us, to seek… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We long for unity, but are unwilling to pay the price. But of course, true unity cannot be so easily won. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Through every victory and every setback, I've insisted that change is never easy and never quick; that we wouldn't meet all of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008...That’s why, over the past six… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I've spent some time thinking about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“I changed as a result of that bus trip, in a fundamental way. It was the sort of change that’s important not… — 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 Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image