Do I need to apologize for Mr.[Tom] Coburn's statements? Because I certainly don't agree with those, either. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Their foreign policy is so disjointed, confusing, and chaotic that, really, people need to reexamine those who want to be involved in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of American leadership is making sure that we're doing nation building here at home. That will help us maintain the kind… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And so you [young Americans]need to be the Idea Generation. The generation who's always thinking on the cutting edge, who's wondering how… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our most deeply… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. ... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How do we in the African American community build a culture in which we are saying to our kids, "Here's what it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And when it comes to developing the high standards we need, it's time to stop working against our teachers and start working… — 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
Any discuss about taxes ends up being, are you raising them or lowering them, as the opposed to the question I ask… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And I do not want, and I will not accept, a deal in which I am asked to do nothing, in fact,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can make sure that that young boys starting at the age of three or four already knows their colors and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class. — 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
That's silly talk... Talk to my wife. She'll tell me I need to learn to just put my socks on the hamper. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Two-thirds of Americans believe that, after a baby's heart is beating and they can feel pain, that they need some protection. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we have to do moving forward is to make sure that small businesses that account for most of the job growth… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have the kinds of confirmation that we need, we will once again work with the international community and the organization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Although Israel was founded based on the historic Jewish homeland and the need to have a Jewish homeland, Israeli democracy has been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here's the truth: even if countries like the United States curb our emissions, if growing countries like India - with soaring energy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided… — 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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