One of the gratifying things, I think, about the end of my presidency even though admittedly my successor ran against a lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the issues the Democrats have to be clear on is the given population distribution across the country. We have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you see a Donald Trump and a Bernie Sanders, very unconventional candidates, have considerable success, then obviously there's something there that's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's the reason why I am always interested in engaging in people who are pushing us and pushing against the status quo.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, are motivated by all kinds of issues. They're sincerely interested in the economy,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that Mr. Snowden raised some legitimate concerns. How he did it was something that did not follow the procedures and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to deal with issues like inequality, we have deal with issues of economic dislocation, we have to deal with peoples… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that dealing with guns is one way to handle the violent-crime issues that we have in this country. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On issues like Ukraine, on issues like Syria, we've had very significant differences [with Russia]. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am confident that we will one day end the scourge of modern slavery, because I believe in those committed to this… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How Donald Trump reaches out to groups that may not have supported him, how he signals his interest in their issues or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The number of Americans killed since 9/11 by terrorism, it's less than 100. If you look at the number that have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the issues we have with science these days are not restricted to what's happening with respect to religion. There… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The problem was, and we saw some of this in the immigration-reform issues as well, was they hadn't done sufficient homework to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to have better intelligence. We have to have better interdiction capabilities. And so the issue is not how much we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you're out of work and you can't buy a home or you've lost your home and you're worried about paying your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Essentially, Iran was sanctioned because of what had happened at Fordow, its unwillingness to comply with previous U.N. security resolutions about their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court had the choice not only which way to rule, pro- or anti-gay marriage rights, but also how they were… — 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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