I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks. — 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
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
There's no doubt that there's some folks who just really dislike me because they don't like the idea of a black president. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
When Americans are called on to innovate, that's what we do - whether it's making more fuel-efficient cars or more fuel-efficient appliances,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People always - I think were surprised about me connecting with folks in small town Iowa. And the reason I did was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's just how white folks will do you. It wasn't merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If condoms and potentially microbicides can prevent millions of deaths [from AIDS], they should be made more widely available. I know that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those aren't the kinds of folks who represent our core American values. — 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
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
Go back to - my first campaign for the United States Senate. I got a bunch of people now talking about inequality.… — 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
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
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
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
Some of the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear… — 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
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
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
I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to… — 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
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 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
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