Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis is not only bad… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president [Barack Obama] understands that the country's very concerned about [terrorism] issue. And I think what you're going to hear from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've got two daughters and I want to make sure that they have the same opportunities that anybody's sons have. That's part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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For now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll be the first US president to not only visit Kenya and Ethiopia, but also to address the continent as a whole,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said to one young activist who herself was the daughter of an undocumented worker, and so could speak from a very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here's the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't have a single one. But when the world… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Beside the two wars he inherited in Iraq and Afghanistan, and promised to end, a financial crisis at home had pushed the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I came into office, the world was divided. Iran was resurgent. Iran is at its weakest point, economically, strategically, militarily, then… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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When you take on the position of president, you are committing yourself to, first and foremost, protecting the American people. You are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is also true is that partly because my docket was really full here, so I couldn't be both chief organizer of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
FDR, JFK, LBJ [all Democratic presidents ] we have a pretty long list of presidents who maybe were not entirely forthcoming with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Iran has made vile comments, anti-Semitic comments, comments about the destruction of Israel. It is precisely for that reason that even before… — 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
My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that we've got a fiscal crisis right now, part of it is prompted by a bullheaded insistence on the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, '79, 33 years or so.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Iran's Supreme Court has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons. President [Hassan] Rouhani has indicated Iran will never develop… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they're going to try… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was watching a documentary that during the Bay of Pigs crisis JFK had about two weeks before anybody reported on it.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This comes from a group of people who've been wrong about every foreign policy issue over the last two decades. They supported… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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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
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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
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![“The president [Barack Obama] understands that the country's very concerned about [terrorism] issue. And I think what you're going to hear from him is a discussion about what government's doing to ensure all of our highest priority, the protection of the American people.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/barack-obama-17_american-people_the-president-barack-obama-understands-t_1219965.jpg)
![“FDR, JFK, LBJ [all Democratic presidents ] we have a pretty long list of presidents who maybe were not entirely forthcoming with intelligence information before they went to war, so I'd be cautious against making legal cases against the administration.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/barack-obama-17_administration_fdr-jfk-lbj-all-democratic-presidents-we_793576.jpg)
![“My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align. But that the president-elect also is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/barack-obama-17_approach_my-hope-is-that-the-president-elect-dona_1197102.jpg)
![“I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, '79, 33 years or so. And there's a reason we haven't negotiated with Iran, because they're state-sponsored terrorists. They're the central bank for terrorism around the world.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/barack-obama-17_around-the-world_i-m-blown-away-i-m-flabbergasted-the-pre_2978948.jpg)
![“The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed up, I think, in two words - realistic idealism.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/barack-obama-17_barack_the-president-barack-obama-laid-out-his_2462267.jpg)
![“Iran's Supreme Court has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons. President [Hassan] Rouhani has indicated Iran will never develop nuclear weapons. I've made clear that we respect the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of Iran meeting its…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/barack-obama-17_access_iran-s-supreme-court-has-issued-a-fatwa_1698474.jpg)
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