I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have great respect for both President Obama and the office that he holds — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat-cat bankers on Wall Street. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around… — 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
Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore had the same title. They were both presidents of the United States, but their tenure in office… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are certain occupations - probably, most prominently, politics - where there would be a bias against somebody who's agnostic or atheist… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The things that led me to run for office - trying to figure out how we create an economy where everybody's got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Who you are, what you are, does not change after you occupy the oval office. All it does is magnify who you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That sort of lack of awareness on the part of an activist about the constraints of our political system and the constraints… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you don't have good people, and you don't have a good process and you don't have, at some level, the basic… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
China is both an adversary, but also a potential partner in the international community if it's following the rules. So my attitude… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that I'm a better president now than when I first took office. This is not a job where there's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that Donald Trump successfully mobilized a big chunk of America to vote for him and he's going to win. He… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I turn over the keys to the president-elect, America will be much stronger than it was when I came into office. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I mean, if you think about - if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I reflect back on what's worked for me in this [presidential] office it's been that I've gotten people who maybe didn't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that you learn, having been in this [President's] office for four years, is the old adage of Abraham… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you look at what happened, I came in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And unlike… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When George Bush came into office, we had surpluses. And now we have half-a-trillion-dollar deficit annually. When George Bush came into office,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All I care about is making sure that I leave behind an America that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things you learn as president is, as powerful as this office is, you have limited bandwidth. And the time… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The American story has never been about things coming easy. It has been about rising to the moment when the moment is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that you come pretty early on to understand in this job, and you start figuring out even during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
By hook or by crook, we're going to make sure that when I leave this office, that the country is more prosperous,… — 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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