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
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
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
We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I had said from the start that I thought Iraq was a mistake, that we should have stayed focused on Afghanistan. I… — 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
The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It's that he spoke as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious; such an effort would be… — 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
Since taking office, I've made it clear that the United States was prepared to begin a new chapter of engagement with the… — 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
I think that Donald Trump is coming to this office with fewer set hard-and-fast policy prescriptions than a lot of other presidents… — 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
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
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
It's the best deal of, of this whole thing is it turns out I've got this nice home office. And at the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The conversations have been cordial. [Donald Trump] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is… — 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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