The United States has been a Pacific nation for over two centuries. That's not going to change. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I wanna thank the German people for the incredible partnership that our countries have been able to establish all these years. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has been in politics for the same reason I am - because we can improve other people's lives by doing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the past, there have been a range of treaties that divided Congress and every administration was able to get them through. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On the spectrum of successful politicians, I'm not introverted the way some have been. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Lieutenant al-Kaseasbeh's dedication, courage and service to his country and family represent universal human values that stand in opposition to the cowardice… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's make two things clear: Isil is not "Islamic." No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of Isil's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Scripture tells us to "run with endurance the race that is set before us." As we do, may God hold close those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Each wave of immigrants that have come in have been able to assimilate, integrate and then rise up and become part of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I see Donald Trump as a phenomenon of an expression of certain fears, certain resentments, that have been a running thread in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you look at countries like South Africa, where you had a black majority, there have been efforts to tax and help… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to crime, the violent crime rate in America has been lowered during my presidency and any time in the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have been a strong proponent of pay-as-you-go. Every dollar that I've proposed, I've proposed an additional cut so that it matches. — 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
As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll be honest, there have been times when I've listened to the rhetoric in Europe where an easy equivalent somehow between the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think part of the reason that I have been successful, though, despite maybe not always fitting my message into the pre-packaged… — 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
Whenever I write a letter to a family who has lost a loved one in Iraq, or read an email from a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we're not vigilant foreign countries can have an impact on the political debate in the United States in ways that might… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There have been times where, let's say on LGBT issues, when we were trying to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of… — 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
Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education. — 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
Our kids grew up here [in the White House]. Some of our best friends have been made here in this place. There… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The 20th Century was a bloodbath, and for all the frustrations and failures of the project to unify Europe, the last five… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If in fact the Republicans make some modifications [of Obamacare], some of which I may have been seeking previously, but they wouldn't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We also think this is a reminder of the long tradition of bipartisan foreign policy that has been the hallmark of America… — 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
![“I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds of thousands of people who have been killed, millions who have been displaced, [makes me] ask myself what might I have done differently along the course of the last five, six…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53d/barack-obama-17_asks_i-would-say-of-all-the-things-that-have_2344415.jpg)
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