We do need to make sure that we have an orderly, lawful immigration process. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to immigration, I think Americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Going through the legislative process is always better, in part because it's harder to undo. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Donald Trump] is in the process of building up an organization. And well, we'll have to see how that works. And it'll… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? Afghanistan and Pakistan are critical… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have to make the very best judgments I can make in terms of what's gonna keep the American people safe. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That window is closing. . . . Now, the clock is ticking. . . . We're not going to have these talks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've gotta restore the American people's confidence in the ethics process by ensuring that political self-interest can no longer prevent politicians from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Russians sought to interfere with the election process - that the cyber hacking that took place by the Russians was part… — 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
In America, we're getting too comfortable with our ability to take kinetic strikes around the world without having enough process to avoid… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've never said that troops should be withdrawn. What I've said is, is that we've got to make sure that we secure… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's where peace begins - not just in the plans of leaders, but in the hearts of people. Not just in some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America is governed by rules of law, and those are not ones that the President of the United States or anybody else… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there's a power in that [information through tweets and sound bites ]. There's also a danger, what generates a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are dangers that globalization increases inequality. There are dangers that because capital is mobile and workers are not, if we are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The only time I get frustrated with activist criticism is if I have recognized them, and invited them to work with me… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It wasn't until about a year, year and a half in where I began to realize that the Pentagon and our national-security… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to… — 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
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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we can do is to shape how that process of global integration proceeds, so that it's increasing opportunity for ordinary people,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our vulnerability to Russia or any other foreign power is directly related to how divided, partisan, dysfunctional our political process is. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are engaging in the diplomatic efforts that are required within Iraq among the Shia, the Sunni and the Kurd, among friends,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's nobody to guide through the process of becoming a man... to explain to them the meaning of manhood. And that's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that there's a hard-and-fast deadline. . . .What we have said all along is that this is not an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In that kind of environment, where there's so much skepticism about information that's coming in, we're gonna have to spend a lot… — 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
I think there are a lot of people who are involved in the Tea Party who have very real and sincere concerns… — 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
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
![“[Donald Trump] is in the process of building up an organization. And well, we'll have to see how that works. And it'll be a test, I think, for him and the people that he's designated to be able to execute on his vision.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0f/barack-obama-17_able_donald-trump-is-in-the-process-of-buildi_1171109.jpg)
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![“When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are gonna be times where you've got raw intelligence that comes in and in my experience, over eight years, the intelligence community is pretty good about saying, "Look, we can't say for…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ae0/barack-obama-17_agency_when-i-talked-to-donald-trump-about-our_1376724.jpg)
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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 believe in the process to get engaged. Ironically, I've even gotten the other side that maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a4f/barack-obama-17_believe_as-i-reflect-back-on-what-s-worked-for-m_3113262.jpg)
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