People are whupped. I'm whupped. My wife is whupped. Unless it's your job to be curious, who really has the time to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is, is that as a consequence of us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is our moment...while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think you need to have people around you who can remind you that, actually, what you just said makes no sense.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The day after the attack, governor, I stood in the Rose Garden and I told the American people and the world that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obviously I'm grayer, a few more wrinkles. One of the things I'm proud about is that I think my basic character and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Like Joe Biden and so many other Americans, I've lost people I love deeply to cancer. I've heard often from those whose… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When this crisis began, crucial decisions about what would happen to some of the world's biggest companies - companies employing tens of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to find ways in which, collectively, we agree there's some things that government needs to do to help protect us,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to make sure that we rebuild the infrastructure in America, because we used to be - have the best bridges,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to be able to have a conversation and recognize we're all Americans; we all want the best for this country.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
More fundamentally, this kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise at the very heart of America: that this is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
At a time when the European project is facing challenges, it's especially important to show the benefits of economic integration by continuing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal is two states for two people: Israel as a Jewish state and the homeland for the Jewish people and… — 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
There is a big part of me that has a writer's sensibility. And so that's how I think. That's how I pursue… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to make sure that teachers are respected, that they are rewarded, that young people like yourself who have talent and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If [black] nationalism could create a strong and effective insularity, deliver on its promise of self-respect, then the hurt it might cause… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have concerns whenever we see people who have large stockpiles of weapons, or appear to be in the process of accumulating… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here [in the White House]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Any strategy to reduce intergenerational poverty has to be centered on work, not welfare--not only because work provides independence and income but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're going to make sure, regardless of disagreements we have on policy, that our military and intelligence cooperation to keep the Israeli… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump is going to try as best he can to make sure that he delivers not only to the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Go back to - my first campaign for the United States Senate. I got a bunch of people now talking about inequality.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the American people recognize that the world has shrunk. That it's interconnected. That you're not going to put that genie… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high, people who have jobs… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you get older, your mind gets a little more set. And it needs the poking and prodding and breaking through of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Leadership isn't just legislation, that it's a matter of persuading people and giving them confidence, and bringing them together and setting a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That… — 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
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
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
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
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
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
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
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
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
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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