I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is easy to get to a higher number when you are not asking anything difficult from yourself. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States does not have a monopoly on crazy people. It's not the only country that has psychosis. And yet we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he's also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that we've had an economy that's been out of balance for too long. So the general principle of raising taxes… — 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
Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was… — 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
Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My finely honed political instincts tell me that almost nobody believes that they should be paying higher taxes. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Race is still a powerful force in this country. Any African American candidate, or any Latino candidate, or Asian candidate or woman… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Higher minimum wages, full-employment programs, early-childhood education: Those kinds of programs are, by design, universal, but by definition, because they are helping… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the… — 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
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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