With respect to the pledge I made that if you like your plan you can keep it. The way I put that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have social media and the Internet and immigration and so, suddenly, cultures are clashing and people feel as if they're less… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our resources may be finite, but our will is infinite, and I am confident that if we come together and summon that… — 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
If Iran does not take steps in the near future to live up to its obligations, then the United States will not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The things that led me to run for office - trying to figure out how we create an economy where everybody's got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That bright blue ball rising over the moon's surface, containing everything we hold dear - the laughter of children, a quiet sunset,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
International inspectors are on the ground and Iran is being subjected to the most comprehensive, intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated to monitor… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Without investments in research and science that will create the next Apple, create the next new innovation that will sell products around… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America must always lead on the world stage. If we don't, no one else will. The military that you have joined is,… — 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
It is my view that if society was doing the right thing with respect to you, [and there were] programs targeted at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Who cares if it's a campaign strategy, and who are other people to say it's ridiculous? I'm not gay, but I strongly… — 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
If we’re going to have arguments, let’s have arguments — but let’s make them debates worthy of this body and worthy of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we don't reform how healthcare is delivered in this country, then we are not going to be able to get a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obviously, if Congress wants to talk about anything, we're happy to provide information. We're committed to moving forward under the current act. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Politics has never been for the thin-skinned or the faint-of-heart, and if you enter the arena, you should expect to get roughed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don't matter if people don't hear them. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't have a philosophical objection, necessarily, to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have actionable intelligence about high value terrorist targets and President [Pervez] Musharraf will not act, we will. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country. — 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
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 Image
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image