Said Quotes by Barack Obama

Nobody said democracies supposed to be easy. It's hard. And in a big country like America, it probably should be hard.

— Barack Obama

Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.

— Barack Obama

I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper,…

— Barack Obama

Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces".

— Barack Obama

We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that…

— Barack Obama

I think I will still feel that same appreciation for what [Winston] Churchill and others have said is the worst form of…

— Barack Obama

I said this right after the election - we have to remind ourselves we're on the same team. Vladimir Putin's not on…

— Barack Obama

Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited.

— Barack Obama

As I said in my State of the Union address ensuring the security of the United States and the safety of our…

— Barack Obama

As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said…

— Barack Obama

“You could see a man talking to himself as just plain crazy, or read about the criminal on the front page of…

— Barack Obama

I've said this before, and I know this raises questions in the minds of some evangelicals. I do not believe that my…

— Barack Obama

Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going…

— Barack Obama

Let it be said to our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we…

— Barack Obama

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

I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and…

— Barack Obama

I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged,…

— Barack Obama

I think that there is a particular mindset that was on display in the run-up to the Iraq war that continues to…

— Barack Obama

I was pretty realistic to people about what we could get done, and the situation we were in, and trying to tamp…

— Barack Obama

One very difficult decision was deciding to vote against the appropriations bill for the war. I had consistently said that I wanted…

— Barack Obama

I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to…

— Barack Obama

I said to one young activist who herself was the daughter of an undocumented worker, and so could speak from a very…

— Barack Obama

I haven't been sorting through each and every aspect of this. Here's what I know: Hillary Clinton was an outstanding Secretary of…

— Barack Obama

The irony is that we've seen this model work really well in Massachusetts because Gov. Romney did a good thing, working with…

— Barack Obama

I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can…

— Barack Obama

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

— Barack Obama

Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes…

— Barack Obama

At any rate, here's what the president has said about Christianity and the Bible:

— Barack Obama

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're…

— Barack Obama

I think [Obamacare] will survive. Or it may be called something else. And as I said I don't don't mind.

— Barack Obama

You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on…

— Barack Obama

There's no doubt that probably at least once a week, maybe once a day, I said, "Ah, I should have done that…

— Barack Obama

Now, some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor, but let's not forget that's a practice that was initiated…

— Barack Obama

After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!"…

— Barack Obama

I've said many times around the world that like any government, like any country, like, any set of human institutions, we have…

— Barack Obama

As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging…

— Barack Obama

What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and…

— Barack Obama

Rand's [Paul] a libertarian. He has a view of the world that I don't share. He said that we shouldn't have any…

— Barack Obama

My hope and expectation is that regardless of what Donald Trump said during the campaign, he's going to have to look carefully…

— Barack Obama

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