Nobody said democracies supposed to be easy. It's hard. And in a big country like America, it probably should be hard. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces". — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I will still feel that same appreciation for what [Winston] Churchill and others have said is the worst form of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I said in my State of the Union address ensuring the security of the United States and the safety of our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“You could see a man talking to himself as just plain crazy, or read about the criminal on the front page of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
One very difficult decision was deciding to vote against the appropriations bill for the war. I had consistently said that I wanted… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was pretty realistic to people about what we could get done, and the situation we were in, and trying to tamp… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
At any rate, here's what the president has said about Christianity and the Bible: — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think [Obamacare] will survive. Or it may be called something else. And as I said I don't don't mind. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As I said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, I think Ferguson laid bare a problem that is… — 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
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
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
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
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
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
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
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
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
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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