I'm not so optimistic as to think that you would ever be able to garner a majority of an American Congress that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the midst of this enormous economic crisis, I think Canada has shown itself to be a pretty good manager of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that part of my optimism comes from the belief that we as a people could actually, regardless of all the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was watching a documentary that during the Bay of Pigs crisis JFK had about two weeks before anybody reported on it.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it's perfectly consistent to say that I want my government to be operating for all faiths and all peoples, including… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The two inaugurations were different. The first inauguration I was thinking to myself, "Let's make sure I don't screw this up." I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be… — 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
I think that the FDA has not been able to catch some of these things as quickly as I expect them to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The thing that has disturbed me most about the Russian hacking episode is - and the thing that surprised me most has… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I still don't feel responsible for what Donald Trump says or does. But I do feel a responsibility as president of the… — 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
When I think about what I'm going through, as President, it doesn't compare to what the folks that I'm representing are going… — 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 Dona;d Trump is sincere in wanting to be a successful president and moving this country forward and I don't think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our intelligence communities spend a lot of time and effort gathering a lot of strands and a lot of data [on Russian… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think what will happen with Donald Trump is there are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we need missile defense. But I want to make sure it works, that it's cost effective, that the technologies are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is… — 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
As you travel through the Middle East what keeps on striking home to me is how similar everyone is, and yet the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Moral values includes the immorality of 45 million uninsured or the immorality of working people who are having trouble raising a family… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you were president 50 years ago, the tragedy in Syria might not even penetrate what the American people were thinking about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even on health care what you've seen is a lot of stories surfacing lately about people who said, "Well, I voted for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious; it was emotional;… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The law is a powerful thing but the law doesn't always change what's in people's hearts. And so all of us have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that we are in a position to continue to make progress, but it's gonna require us to both recognize what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I see tragedy and comedy and pain and irony and all that stuff. But in the end I think life is fascinating,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not the caricature that you see on Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, but I'm somebody who is interested in solving problems… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said to [Donald Trump], and I think others have said to him that the day that he is the President of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think at times of significant stress people are going to be looking for something and they don't always know exactly what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Although Israel was founded based on the historic Jewish homeland and the need to have a Jewish homeland, Israeli democracy has been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then,… — 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
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
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![“The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric is fine, and identifying the problem is fine. But it's to use a football analogy, he sort of pushes it into the red zone, and then tends to settle for a field goal.” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f3/barack-obama-17_analogies_the-quibble-i-have-with-president-barack_927966.jpg)
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