When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
China is both an adversary, but also a potential partner in the international community if it's following the rules. So my attitude… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, we are closer to fulfilling America's promise of economic and social justice because we stand on the shoulders of giants like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will call not just on Israel, but on the Palestinians, on the Arab States, and the international community to join us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. ... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
"I will call not just on Israel, but on the Palestinians, on the Arab States, and the international community to join us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm personally very grateful to my many friends in the Greek-American community, sons and daughters of Greece who have found success in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So how do Latinos feel if there's a big investment just in the African American community, and they're looking around and saying,… — 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