You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need fathers to step up, to realize that their job does not end at conception; that what makes you a man… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I always tell young people in particular: Do not say that nothing's changed when it comes to race in America, unless you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those are values that help guide not just my family's Christian faith, but that of Jewish Americans, and Muslim Americans; nonbelievers and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I'm the best president I've ever been right now. And I think the team that is operating right now functions… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All… — 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
There are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes - to empathize with the plight of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has… — 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
When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. 'You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and… — 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
In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a product of history and faith, Jewish Americans have helped to open our eyes to injustice, to people in need, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship - and you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Marco Rubio is one of those people. How does that work? How can you call him a con artist and dangerous, and… — 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:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have an epidemic of fatherlessness here, and that's what I agree with the president [Barack Obama] on, and we should be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those opportunity gaps begin early, often at birth. And they compound over time, becoming harder and harder to bridge, making too many… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to deal with the homeless situation here in Washington, D.C. I think it is a travesty that we've got men… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States of America has helped underwrite the global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens… — 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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