In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principal goal in life is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Building on our Young South-east Asian Leaders Initiative, I'm hopeful that we can continue expand the ties and cooperation between our young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Young people] are much less likely to express attitudes that defied us between us and them. They see themselves as part of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The young are going to be the messengers of this continued strengthening of the diversity in America. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do think that you're starting to see young people pay attention to some longterm issues that they feel Washington has neglected. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So many of my staff is young enough that they're going to do amazing things. And I'm going to be helping them… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[Young people] are showing enormous and entrepreneurship and working with each other across borders. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You not only do you appreciate the sacrifices people have made and the hours they've kept and the soccer games they missed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The good news is I think there are a lot of young people certainly who were involved in my campaigns, and I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Legislatively, the thing I'm most proud of is healthcare, and I will continue to be most proud of it because not only… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I actually think, when you're young, ambitions are somewhat common - you want to prove yourself. It may grow out of different… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do want to once again speak directly to the Iranian people. Yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said to one young activist who herself was the daughter of an undocumented worker, and so could speak from a very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to be able to have a conversation and recognize we're all Americans; we all want the best for this country.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We see no military - we seek no military bases there. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can make sure that that young boys starting at the age of three or four already knows their colors and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It was young people who stubbornly insisted on justice, stubbornly refused to accept the world as it is that transformed not just… — 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
The spirit's there and that's not just my imagination. I think if you look at surveys and attitudes among young people, you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African Americans, Latinos, and women, who powered… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you get older, your mind gets a little more set. And it needs the poking and prodding and breaking through of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I've sent young men and women into harm's way, I always understand that that is the last resort, not the first… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source:… — 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
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![“You not only do you appreciate the sacrifices people have made and the hours they've kept and the soccer games they missed and the birthday parties, but I also had a lot of young people who came in here [to White House], and this probably, you know, echoes with you, in your own experience, you…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/31d/barack-obama-17_appreciate_you-not-only-do-you-appreciate-the-sacri_914443.jpg)
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