Doe Quotes by Barack Obama

America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

— Barack Obama

America does not presume to know what is best for everyone

— Barack Obama

My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it.

— Barack Obama

Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.

— Barack Obama

The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.

— Barack Obama

Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.

— Barack Obama

Sergeant first class Cory Remsburg never gives up and he does not quit.

— Barack Obama

[J]ust because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can't constrain the exercise of that…

— Barack Obama

What the Paris agreement now does is say to China and India and other countries that are potentially polluting, come on board.…

— Barack Obama

I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make…

— Barack Obama

Marco Rubio is one of those people. How does that work? How can you call him a con artist and dangerous, and…

— Barack Obama

But I'm here to say that when we do speak out, we're going to do so because the United States of America…

— Barack Obama

Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us…

— Barack Obama

With respect to the Internet and emails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living…

— Barack Obama

I hope that this [hacking] does not continue to be viewed purely through a partisan lens.I think there are Republicans as well…

— Barack Obama

Our intelligence agencies will continue to gather information about the intentions of governments - as opposed to ordinary citizens - around the…

— Barack Obama

I'm skeptical that [the Republicans] can do [something better with healthcare] mainly because for seven years now, including when we first tried…

— Barack Obama

I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex…

— Barack Obama

If you want to get at African American poverty, the income gap, wealth gap, achievement gap, that the most important thing is…

— Barack Obama

Does that mean that all vestiges of past discrimination would be eliminated, that the income gap or the wealth gap or the…

— Barack Obama

I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not…

— Barack Obama

Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has…

— Barack Obama

When you're a candidate and you say something that is inaccurate or controversial, it has less impact than it does when you're…

— Barack Obama

How does the saying go? When two locusts fight, it is always the crow that feasts.' Is that a Luo expression?' I…

— Barack Obama

In the Muslim world, this notion that somehow everything is the fault of the Israelis lacks balance - because there's two sides…

— Barack Obama

I think that one of the things that we all agree to is that the touchstone for economic policy is, does it…

— Barack Obama

I still don't feel responsible for what Donald Trump says or does. But I do feel a responsibility as president of the…

— Barack Obama

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve…

— Barack Obama

He [Barack Obama] might have a pen, and he might have a phone, but what he does not have is the constitutional…

— Barack Obama

We are still the America that does the hard things, that does the great things. We're the nation that always dared to…

— Barack Obama

I will tell you, when 20 6-year-olds are gunned down and Congress literally does nothing, yeah that's the closest I came to…

— Barack Obama

I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by…

— Barack Obama

Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to…

— Barack Obama

I have seen, the desperation and disorder of the powerless: how it twists the lives of children on the streets of Jakarta…

— Barack Obama

I am encouraged by the president-elect's [Donald Trump] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change. And his full commitment…

— Barack Obama

The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?"…

— Barack Obama

There was a time when if you had a financial crisis in Southeast Asia somewhere, it had no impact on our markets.…

— Barack Obama

If Iran does not take steps in the near future to live up to its obligations, then the United States will not…

— Barack Obama

We need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man…

— Barack Obama

Every decision, every debate, no matter how important it is, with the same question: 'What does this mean for the next election?…

— Barack Obama