I like my quiet time. There is a writer's sensibility in me sometimes, where I step back. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are at a time in our country's history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While the future is unknowable, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
After a decade of war, its time to do some nation building here at home. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“In 1980, the average CEO made forty-two times what an average hourly worker took home. By 2005, the ratio was 262 to 1.” — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the Democrats can be successful nationally in the future if we are able to capture some of the complexity… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I reserve the right, as president of the United States to meet with anybody at a time and place of my choosing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Leaders from business, labor, law enforcement and faith communities agree the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure, that it will prevail, that the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency crime has been the lowest it's been probably since the '60s. Butyou wouldn't know it if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times...… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's something about the American spirit - inherent in the American spirit -- we don't hang on to the past. We always… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race. And my impression, as I travel around the country, is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Eventually my rejection of authority spilled into self-indulgence and self-destructiveness, and by the time I enrolled in college, I'd begun to see… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're willing to put in the work, the idea is that you should be able to raise a family and own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And when it comes to developing the high standards we need, it's time to stop working against our teachers and start working… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The future is ours to win. But to get there we can't just stand still... — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is time to do away with work place policies that belong in a Mad Men episode. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's get immigration reform done this year. Let's get it done. It's time. — 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
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