You can't always come up with the optimal solution, but you can usually come up with a better solution. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We continue to believe that a two-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of Israel, if it wants to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some of the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Although there are some parallels to the problems that we're seeing now and what we say back in the '30s, no period… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Like Joe Biden and so many other Americans, I've lost people I love deeply to cancer. I've heard often from those whose… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I thought I could start over, you see. But now I know you can never start over. Not really. You think you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't, you know, use our military to make sure the planet doesn't get warmer. And so that kind of leadership, of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I spoke on the phone with President Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got… — 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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