I don't want you folks to do a lot of talking. Just shut up and get out of the way. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those aren't the kinds of folks who represent our core American values. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So just to be clear, I'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't mind cleaning up the mess that some other folks made, that's what I signed up to do — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, misunderstandings and antagonism surfaces most strongly when economic times are tough. And that's not surprising. If everybody is working and feeling… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are some who might say that somebody named Barack Obama can't be elected senator in the state of Illinois. They're probably… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If, in [Federal Housing Administration] application, black folks were excluded from it, then you have to override that by going after those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In our democracy and our civic discourse, it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously are sometimes also those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For America to get more entangled militarily in Syria is a serious step, and we have to do so making absolutely certain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Generally speaking in America, a lot of environmentally problematic facilities tend to be located in places where poor folks live because wealthier… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is this world, a world where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So I'm not proposing anything radical. I just believe that anybody making over $250,000 a year should go back to the income… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Over the last few years a lot of people have become aware of the inequities in the criminal justice system, right now,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks are willing to march across… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in Chicago and data started coming out that when black folks walk into an auto dealership, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I, more than anything, obviously the presidency is the people, and it's been interesting the emotions in the last few months. What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But something stirred across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks were willing to march across a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The more we are using clean energy, renewable energy sources, the less environmentally problematic facilities end up being a problem for everybody,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is my judgment that had I spent the first two years trying to get a single-payer system, all those folks who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we think about immigration, we have to understand there are folks all around the world who still see America as the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Internet and Twitter and all these things are very powerful, but it also means sometimes that instead of having a dialogue… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is the empathy deficit? The inability of people to stand in other folks shoes. It's hard to empathize with people who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process… — 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
In 2010 there were a lot of folks who were still out of work. There were a lot of folks who had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few folks at the top doing well, hoping… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That applies, by the way, even to some of the folks who are now [Donald] Trump supporters. They're responding to a fictional… — 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… — 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
I think that part of my optimism comes from the belief that we as a people could actually, regardless of all the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, 'Well, I don't want those folks,' even though the… — 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
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