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Moments Quotes by Barack Obama

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This is the defining issue of our time, and Obama frames it as a make‑or‑break moment for the middle class. He urges us to breathe hope despite cynicism, to keep fighting, and to address the inequities in the criminal‑justice system that affect many lives.

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America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past.

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We don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment.

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We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.

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This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet.

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...this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal...

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It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we…

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For me, personally, the most difficult moments had to do with not just terrorist attacks, but also shootings.

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Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've…

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Our kids grew up here [in the White House]. Some of our best friends have been made here in this place. There…

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At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change…

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Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he…

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There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of…

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There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.

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We also think this is a reminder of the long tradition of bipartisan foreign policy that has been the hallmark of America…

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America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our…

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All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused…

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The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can…

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That's why I stand here tonight. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in…

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In Europe, where the terrorist threat is probably greatest at the moment, the amount of information-sharing that's been taking place, the effectiveness…

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Rather than me sort of characterize the appropriateness or inappropriateness of what Donald Trump is doing at the moment, I think what…

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From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for…

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One of the things that I've learned, and I think we've all learned, is that we are not going to get the…

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It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting…

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America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so…

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Although there are some parallels to the problems that we're seeing now and what we say back in the '30s, no period…

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I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that…

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One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer…

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I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was…

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The American story has never been about things coming easy. It has been about rising to the moment when the moment is…

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If Mr. [Donald] Trump is up 10 or 15 points on Election Day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he…

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Throughout American history, there have been moments that call on us to meet the challenges of an uncertain world, and pay whatever…

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I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time.

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This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who…

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Over the last few years a lot of people have become aware of the inequities in the criminal justice system, right now,…

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This is our moment...while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us…

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America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness;…

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If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand…

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“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay…

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In a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt the father of our nation ordered these words be…

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Usually, I'm pretty good about sorting through the options and then making decisions that I'm confident are the best decisions in that…

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

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The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we…

I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…