You have to be involved in terms of what's happening in your local neighborhood and what issues are there. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can't meet with our friends, I don't know how we're going to lead the world in terms of dealing with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think the Democrats should think in narrow tactical terms about mid-term elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we want to see new voices and new ideas emerge - that's part of the reason why term limits are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is important for us to understand that the way we are perceived in the world is going to make a difference,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As President, I'll invest in renewable energies like wind power, solar power, and the next generation of homegrown biofuels. That's how America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the hardest things in politics is to convince people to do things now that will have a good effect 20… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Russians sought to interfere with the election process - that the cyber hacking that took place by the Russians was part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We think about the enormous costs of homelessness, or the enormous cost of HIV/AIDS, over the long term, as people visit emergency… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are not going to have a situation where our education spending goes back to its lowest level since the year 2000… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm told there's a saying from those ancient times, kalos kai agathos, when someone or something is good and beautiful on the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My tax plan will cut taxes for 95 percent of workers, because we need to put money back into the pockets of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you can look back and say, "The economy's better. Our security's better. The environment's better. Our kids' education is better," if… — 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
What is true, and I think that we can't deny it, is that some of the same concerns about globalization, about technology,… — 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
In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going to trace more effectively, how these guns are ending up on the streets, to unscrupulous gun dealers, who often… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Around the world, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- what they did was hard. It takes time. It takes more than a single term.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you think you got a better idea in terms of how to approach this that's not gonna result in more pollution,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape… — 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
That is the American story. People, just like you, following their passions, determined to meet the times on their own terms. They… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I said to Donald Trump was that what may work in generating enthusiasm or passion during elections may be different than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You are part of the first generation of officers to begin your service in a world where the effects of climate change… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you only think about yourself - how much money can I make, what can I buy, how nice is my house,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was gonna take time. It was gonna… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do want people to know if in fact we learn of an incident that's focused on a particular city.If we learn… — 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