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Office Quotes by Barack Obama

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A quote mentions the goal of making the country more prosperous and giving kids better chances when leaving office. Other lines talk about the challenges of a divided world, the need for long‑term decisions that may feel unpopular, and learning from past leaders like Lincoln. Together they stress responsibility, perseverance, and a vision for a stronger nation.

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I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat-cat bankers on Wall Street.

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I have great respect for both President Obama and the office that he holds

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Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.

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As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I…

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I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

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Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for…

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When I turn over the keys to the president-elect, America will be much stronger than it was when I came into office.

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Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.

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Who you are, what you are, does not change after you occupy the oval office. All it does is magnify who you…

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The things that led me to run for office - trying to figure out how we create an economy where everybody's got…

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That sort of lack of awareness on the part of an activist about the constraints of our political system and the constraints…

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I think that Donald Trump is coming to this office with fewer set hard-and-fast policy prescriptions than a lot of other presidents…

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There are certain occupations - probably, most prominently, politics - where there would be a bias against somebody who's agnostic or atheist…

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Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore had the same title. They were both presidents of the United States, but their tenure in office…

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How Donald Trump reaches out to groups that may not have supported him, how he signals his interest in their issues or…

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I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been…

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I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the…

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One of the things you learn as president is, as powerful as this office is, you have limited bandwidth. And the time…

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I think that Donald Trump successfully mobilized a big chunk of America to vote for him and he's going to win. He…

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There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it…

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The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular…

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Since taking office, I've made it clear that the United States was prepared to begin a new chapter of engagement with the…

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The conversations have been cordial. [Donald Trump] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is…

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The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It…

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One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around…

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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…

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With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important…

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One of the things that you learn, having been in this [President's] office for four years, is the old adage of Abraham…

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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…

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All I care about is making sure that I leave behind an America that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure…

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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,…

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If you look at what happened, I came in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And unlike…

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China is both an adversary, but also a potential partner in the international community if it's following the rules. So my attitude…

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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…

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I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat…

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I mean, if you think about - if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they…

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There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at…

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I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know…

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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…

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It's the best deal of, of this whole thing is it turns out I've got this nice home office. And at the…

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The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…

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…