If we truly believe in our public schools, then we have a moral responsibility to do better - to break the either-or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The incredible story of progress that is America has always been built by those who ask why, what if, and why not.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are a lot of very religious scientists around. I think the problem here is that in our school systems, and to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we've set up a system whereby when you take on college debt, you will never have to pay more than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
African American boys oftentimes fall behind in school early, start feeling discouraged, check out, drop out, end up on the streets and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I mentioned charter schools, and experimenting with our school system, to make it work. I think that's something we really have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will set big goals for this country as president - some so large that the technology to reach them does not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the big challenge that we've got on education is making sure that from kindergarten or prekindergarten through your 14th or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is my view that if society was doing the right thing with respect to you, [and there were] programs targeted at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They will tell you that the Americans who sleep in the streets and beg for food got there because they're all lazy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks… — 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
In Indonesia, I had spent two years at a Muslim school, two years at a Catholic school. In the Muslim school, the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are discouraged from voting and part of what is important for Latino citizens is to make your voice heard, because you're… — 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
