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
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
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 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
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 believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is a time of great change in the world but America's always been a pillar of strength and a beacon of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Now, it's true that no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
By hook or by crook, we're going to make sure that when I leave this office, that the country is more prosperous,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I'm asking for is hard. It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and… — 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
The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. If such change is possible… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The biggest threat, when it comes to climate change and pollution, isn't going to come from us because we only have 300… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for… — 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 you to believe… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, as the world's largest economy and as the world's second largest emitter, America bears our responsibility to address climate change, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining… — 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
We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation],… — 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
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 don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction.… — 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
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
First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how… — 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
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