Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know what the counterterrorism feels like because I was there. But I also operated within limits. And within the United States… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's not enough to celebrate the ideals that we're built on, liberty and justice and equality for all. Those just can't be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It was unknowable then, but so much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I came into office, the world was divided. Iran was resurgent. Iran is at its weakest point, economically, strategically, militarily, then… — 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
In order to make the tough decisions we have to know what our values are and who we're fighting for and our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As soon as the recovery is well under way, we need to set up a long-term plan to reduce the structural deficit… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
FDR, JFK, LBJ [all Democratic presidents ] we have a pretty long list of presidents who maybe were not entirely forthcoming with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't look at my pension. It's not as big as yours so it doesn't take as long. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We continue to believe that a two-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of Israel, if it wants to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our… — 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