The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We were very effective, and I was very effective, in shaping public opinion around my campaigns. But there were big stretches, while… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Israel is a true friend. It is our greatest ally in the region. And if Israel is attacked, America will stand with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A political candidacy built around hope and change and compromise would eventually become a presidency of crisis and confrontation. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I, more than anything, obviously the presidency is the people, and it's been interesting the emotions in the last few months. What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The next phase and this is part of what I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those are the ladies sitting in church. And in the same way that they might feel a joy and release on Sunday,… — 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
If you're saying that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu got fired up, he's been fired up repeatedly during the course of my presidency,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for… — 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