It's the height of the Cold War, but I grew up in apolitical family and politics wasn't on the agenda. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
You can be disappointed but only if you thought [Barack Obama] was something that he said he wasn't! — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I'm not disappointed in [Barack] Obama. He said who he is; he's doing what he said he would do. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I knew Barack Obama, absolutely. And I knew him probably as well as thousands of other Chicagoans. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I see [Lyndon] Johnson as the war in Vietnam, and the invasion of the Dominican Republic and so on. So I'm not… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I do think [Barack Obama's] strategy for re-election is so misguided. He's counting on the Republicans to self-destruct, and they might, you… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
After I had known [Barack Obama] for a while, I remember saying to my partner, "You know, this guy is really ambitious,… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Something about the fact that an African American had, given the long sad history of our country, now become President - that… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Everyone who knew [Barack] Obama from being in Hyde Park knew he was the smartest guy in any room he walked into;… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
[Barack] Obama doesn't disappoint me, because all during the campaign he said, I'm a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road, compromising politician. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I'm anti-establishment. So all the labels, the reason that I keep joking and rejecting this idea that I'm liberal, well partly that's… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
We're actually saying, here's a principle that I'd like to arc toward. That's a very different role in life. I didn't expect… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
It was the Democratic Party, it was the Presidential election. We elected a president [Barack Obama]; we didn't elect a king. So… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
The Right said, [Barack Obama] is lying, he's a socialist who pals around with terrorists, he's a secret Muslim and blah blah… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
[Barack Obama] was running for Senate and he's saying, I'm not for gay marriage because I'm a Christian. Jump off a bridge!… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I didn't respond to people thrusting microphones at me and asking me questions that were unanswerable in a sound bite. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
One of the great crimes of the Bloomberg/Klein administration [in New York City] is that they've removed themselves from communities, as if communities have… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
[Lyndon ] Johnson was responding to a black freedom movement that was tearing the country open and he did what he had to do… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I'm wary of government. Part of [the Tea Party] impulse is to dislike and be worried about the rich. I'm that way too. So… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I'd been arrested many times by then. I'd been an organizer, so many things had changed over those three years [from 1965 till 1968]. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
You cannot live a political life, you cannot live a moral life if you're not willing to open your eyes and see the world… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
I was a good liberal in some sense at that point. I wanted to end a war. I wanted to support the civil rights… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
The fact is that in my prep school, I went to a boarding school, 39 young men graduated from that prep school. Five years… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
[The whole first year at university] was a great time for me and great time of awakening. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
![“You can be disappointed but only if you thought [Barack Obama] was something that he said he wasn't!” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d3e/bill-ayers-1848_barack_you-can-be-disappointed-but-only-if-you_1138424.jpg)
![“I'm not disappointed in [Barack] Obama. He said who he is; he's doing what he said he would do.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a2d/bill-ayers-1848_barack_i-m-not-disappointed-in-barack-obama-he_2036331.jpg)
![“I see [Lyndon] Johnson as the war in Vietnam, and the invasion of the Dominican Republic and so on. So I'm not a liberal in that sense, because i think of liberals as part of that establishment.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d5/bill-ayers-1848_dominican-republic_i-see-lyndon-johnson-as-the-war-in-vietn_1314871.jpg)
![“I do think [Barack Obama's] strategy for re-election is so misguided. He's counting on the Republicans to self-destruct, and they might, you know, but they might not. So he might be a one-term president.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4eb/bill-ayers-1848_barack_i-do-think-barack-obama-s-strategy-for-r_2799078.jpg)
![“After I had known [Barack Obama] for a while, I remember saying to my partner, "You know, this guy is really ambitious, I think he wants to be Mayor of Chicago." That was the limit of my imagination.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f90/bill-ayers-1848_ambitious_after-i-had-known-barack-obama-for-a-whi_2468703.jpg)
![“Everyone who knew [Barack] Obama from being in Hyde Park knew he was the smartest guy in any room he walked into; a decent, compassionate, lovely person; pragmatic, middle-of-the-road and ambitious.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4cc/bill-ayers-1848_ambitious_everyone-who-knew-barack-obama-from-bein_2238556.jpg)
![“[Barack] Obama doesn't disappoint me, because all during the campaign he said, I'm a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road, compromising politician.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c0c/bill-ayers-1848_barack_barack-obama-doesn-t-disappoint-me-becau_341582.jpg)
![“It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being wheeled by her son waving a big American flag, and then seeing a guy with his baby in his arms saying, "I didn't want her to miss tonight! I wanted to be able to tell her!" And…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/806/bill-ayers-1848_able_it-wasn-t-barack-obama-per-se-it-was-the_20409.jpg)
![“We're actually saying, here's a principle that I'd like to arc toward. That's a very different role in life. I didn't expect [Barack] Obama to go to the root of things. I didn't expect him to have a principled position on anything. I mean, just pay some moderate attention to the guy.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4af/bill-ayers-1848_arcs_we-re-actually-saying-here-s-a-principle_1087486.jpg)
![“It was the Democratic Party, it was the Presidential election. We elected a president [Barack Obama]; we didn't elect a king. So all the speculation in the next three months - people camped out at his house, and wondering who's coming to visit, who's going to be the Secretary of State - that all…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ed9/bill-ayers-1848_barack_it-was-the-democratic-party-it-was-the-p_3139209.jpg)
![“The Right said, [Barack Obama] is lying, he's a socialist who pals around with terrorists, he's a secret Muslim and blah blah blah. That was their line. The liberals all said, He's winking at me, I can feel him winking in my direction. He wasn't winking. He said exactly who he was and he's lived…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/90a/bill-ayers-1848_barack_the-right-said-barack-obama-is-lying-he_655881.jpg)
![“[Barack Obama] was running for Senate and he's saying, I'm not for gay marriage because I'm a Christian. Jump off a bridge! I mean what the hell are you talking about? You know, I mean, what's he doing now? He's evolving. Evolving? Well, evolve for Christ's sake! And this is a guy - the whole gay…” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/730/bill-ayers-1848_barack_barack-obama-was-running-for-senate-and_1577133.jpg)
![“One of the great crimes of the Bloomberg/Klein administration [in New York City] is that they've removed themselves from communities, as if communities have nothing to say about what their needs and aspirations are for themselves and for their children.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cfb/bill-ayers-1848_administration_one-of-the-great-crimes-of-the-bloomberg_36172.jpg)
![“[Lyndon ] Johnson was responding to a black freedom movement that was tearing the country open and he did what he had to do as a conservative politician.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e4/bill-ayers-1848_black_lyndon-johnson-was-responding-to-a-black_39317.jpg)
![“I'm wary of government. Part of [the Tea Party] impulse is to dislike and be worried about the rich. I'm that way too. So I don't find them to be as atrocious as most people do, as your liberals do. I'm not a liberal.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f9a/bill-ayers-1848_dislike_i-m-wary-of-government-part-of-the-tea-p_60556.jpg)
![“I'd been arrested many times by then. I'd been an organizer, so many things had changed over those three years [from 1965 till 1968].” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f8/bill-ayers-1848_arrested_i-d-been-arrested-many-times-by-then-i-d_88658.jpg)
![“[The whole first year at university] was a great time for me and great time of awakening.” quote by Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37e/bill-ayers-1848_awakening_the-whole-first-year-at-university-was-a_193300.jpg)