I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA… — 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
The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Foreign Assistance is not an end in itself. The purpose of aid must be to create the conditions where it's no longer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm told there's a saying from those ancient times, kalos kai agathos, when someone or something is good and beautiful on the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will never forget that the only reason I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[...] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we want a peaceful planet. We want people to be able to enjoy their lives and know they're going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've now got a group of young people in this country who for all practical purposes are American. They grew up here.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Shaykh Bin Bayyah described his purpose. We must declare war on war so the outcome will be peace upon peace. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While the means will change, our purpose endures: a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single American. — 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
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