The Gulf States are extraordinarily suspicious of Iran for good reason. They view Iran as meddling in their affairs. They have seen… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize their fellow human beings. Such violence, such evil is senseless. It's beyond reason. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The one thing I've said to [Donald Trump] directly, and I would advise my Republican friends in Congress and supporters around the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't welcome leaks. There's a reason why these programs are classified. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to excite and engage people who previously hadn't been involved in politics, and part of the reason that I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you have a family member who maybe is undocumented, then you have an even greater reason to vote. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Immigration keeps this country young, it keeps it dynamic, we have entrepreneurs and strivers who come here and are willing to take… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Israel has legitimate concerns about its security relative to Iran. I mean, you have a large country with a significant military that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think part of the reason that I have been successful, though, despite maybe not always fitting my message into the pre-packaged… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Immigrants aren't the reason wages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often put quarterly earnings… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I promised to bring change to Washington. The underlying reason for the economic mess we're in has been building for years. It's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's the reason why I am always interested in engaging in people who are pushing us and pushing against the status quo.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Later, I would realize that the position of most black students in predominantly white colleges was already too tenuous, our identities too… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People always - I think were surprised about me connecting with folks in small town Iowa. And the reason I did was… — 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
You're the reason why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You can't entirely compare between the United States and Greece for a range of reasons, not just because of the size of… — 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