That's the good thing about being President--I can do whatever I want. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm really excited about the prospect of a woman president of the United States. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don't know whether that's possible. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it's useful to keep in mind I've been now President for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to… — 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
Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I'm sorry… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Both President Kennedy and President Reagan were roundly criticized by parts of the foreign policy establishment that felt they were being weak… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope is that's something [Donald Trump] is thinking about, because not only is the president of the United States somebody that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th President of the United States. And it will be up to him to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have to be able to implement a policy that doesn't completely erase borders and boundaries. Not because I think that Honduran… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would have I think made a bigger mistake if I had said, "Eh, chemical weapons. That doesn't really change my calculus."… — 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
One very difficult decision was deciding to vote against the appropriations bill for the war. I had consistently said that I wanted… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't expect that the president-elect [Donald Trump] will follow exactly our blueprint or our approach, but my hope is that he… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
These kinds of tragedies [like shooting in Fort Lauderdale] have happened too often during the eight years that I've been president. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that the American people are looking for a lot of speeches. I think what they're looking for is action.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For Democrats who are feeling completely discouraged, I've been trying to remind them, everybody remembers my Boston speech in 2004. They may… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't want to pit Red America against Blue America. I want to be President of the United States of America. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned about being president is that we'll work on issues for long periods of time, sometimes in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge don't underestimate the guy [Donald Trump], because he's going to be 45th president… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My God, Donald Trump is unfit! He's ill-tempered, he's unsuited, he is not qualified, he's unsuited to be president. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have actionable intelligence about high value terrorist targets and President [Pervez] Musharraf will not act, we will. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think the Donald Trump's qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't in any way criticize or at least indict or impeach administration [of Democratic presidents] for doing what they did. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here. — 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
![“We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is gonna get hit and his party's gonna get hit. That then means that suddenly you've got a redistricting in which a lot of state legislatures are now Republican. They draw lines that give…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/barack-obama-17_advantage_we-were-just-at-the-beginnings-of-a-reco_922833.jpg)
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![“These kinds of tragedies [like shooting in Fort Lauderdale] have happened too often during the eight years that I've been president. The pain, the grief, the shock that they must be going through is enormous. I've asked me staff to reach out to the mayor down there and make sure that coordination…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e0/barack-obama-17_coordination_these-kinds-of-tragedies-like-shooting-i_509305.jpg)
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