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Technology Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama says technology can tackle big problems. He talks about using science to protect the planet, building cost‑effective missile defense, and expanding broadband to connect everyone. He also links technology to managing debt and staying competitive with other nations.

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Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration.

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

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I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues…

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There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing…

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My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.

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The very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.

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Companies in Mexico are not going to do well if they don't have some connection to not just markets, but also suppliers…

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To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity.

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In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to…

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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

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The Recovery Act, which helped saved the economy and prevented us going into the Great Depression, was the largest investment in green…

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The old rules may say we can't protect our environment and promote economic growth at the same time, but in America, we've…

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But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions…

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By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in…

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Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a…

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Globalization combined with technology, combined with social media and constant information, have disrupted people's lives sometimes in very concrete ways; a manufacturing…

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Without investments in research and science that will create the next Apple, create the next new innovation that will sell products around…

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Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that…

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We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We…

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The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.…

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There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded…

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I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by…

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What is true, and I think that we can't deny it, is that some of the same concerns about globalization, about technology,…

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For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And…

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If we want America to stay on the cutting edge, we need young Americans to master the tools and technology that will…

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America should lead on science and technology and Americans should win the race on the kinds of discoveries that unleash new jobs.

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“We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.”

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Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

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Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. And for them to be able to provide nuclear technology to non-state actors, that's unacceptable.

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21st century businesses will rely on American science, technology, research and development.

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Lets hire another 100,000 math and science teachers to make sure we maintain a technological lead.

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I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that…

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We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries...we must claim its promise.

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I think the big challenge that we've got on education is making sure that from kindergarten or prekindergarten through your 14th or…

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[People] are looking for some means of control and what that means is is that the politics in all of our countries…

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Societies in which we are able to unify ourselves around values and ideals and character and how we treat each other and…

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Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the…

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I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are…

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America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or…

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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make…

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Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…