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 Image
My staff was very excited for Brisvegas. When I arrived, they advised I needed some XXXX. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I always tell my staff, "Better is good." I'll take better every time, because better is hard. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
These kinds of tragedies [like shooting in Fort Lauderdale] have happened too often during the eight years that I've been president. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[The White House staff] start bringing in their kids, who you think should be babies and now are in second grade or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So many of my staff is young enough that they're going to do amazing things. And I'm going to be helping them… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I, more than anything, obviously the presidency is the people, and it's been interesting the emotions in the last few months. What… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he's president that he'll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys network in Washington.'… — 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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