I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can’t puncture some of the mythology around austerity, politics or tax cuts or the mythology that’s been built up around… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The day I'm inaugurated, this country looks at itself differently and the world looks at America differently. If you believe that we've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That support has been so constant and gracious and loving. Michelle and I have never felt as if, at any stage, folks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So I came to my Christian faith later in life, and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I warn young people that I interact with about this - you get into unrealistic expectations where you think that, "Oh, we're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khrushchev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The only reason I send a single young man or woman in uniform anywhere in the world is because I think it's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I mean, if you think about - if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that people are born with a certain makeup, and that we're all children of God. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I will still feel that same appreciation for what [Winston] Churchill and others have said is the worst form of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ultimately, if you think about all the youth that everybody has mentioned here in Africa, if everybody is raising living standards to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the issues we have with science these days are not restricted to what's happening with respect to religion. There… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of people who are involved in the Tea Party who have very real and sincere concerns… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do think that when you go into red states, they're - so-called red states - I think they're troubled with certain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In that kind of environment, where there's so much skepticism about information that's coming in, we're gonna have to spend a lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. The bill that Senator [Marco] Rubio put forward, I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that Donald Trump is coming to this office with fewer set hard-and-fast policy prescriptions than a lot of other presidents… — 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
