John F.Kennedy gave probably the greatest inauguration speech ever that first time, but I guarantee you when he first walked out there… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our first and immutable commitment must be to the security of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East and the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Sergeant first class Cory Remsburg never gives up and he does not quit. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Insist that the first question each of us asks, isn't 'what's good for me' but 'what's good for the country my children… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not so out of touch that I don't see how young people interact today.It was horrific. And that's an example of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging… — 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
From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To me the question right now is: How do I close that first three-quarters of the achievement gap, education gap, wealth gap?… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
... the fact is it didn't happen in the first month, the first six weeks, in a way that was at all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Did I recognize that there was anger or frustration in the American population? Of course I did. First of all, we had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Later, I would realize that the position of most black students in predominantly white colleges was already too tenuous, our identities too… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I've sent young men and women into harm's way, I always understand that that is the last resort, not the first… — 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