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Issue Quotes by Barack Obama
- While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the…
- The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing…
- The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril
- I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can make sure that…
- I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I'll…
- I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about, primarily…
- In the Muslim world, this notion that somehow everything is the fault of the Israelis lacks balance - because there's two sides to every question.…
- Now, at times this issue has tended to degenerate into an 'either-or' type of debate. Either we protect our people from terror or we protect…
- But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend…
- I am confident that we will one day end the scourge of modern slavery, because I believe in those committed to this issue.
- It’s not a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like…
- To resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to prove to the…
- You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin…
- There's one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent and growing threat of…
- Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a North or an…
- The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
- The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated as holding pens—miniature…
- Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn't matter what it is ... We give too much of our power away,…
- No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of…
- The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push…
- Its not a nice-to-haveits a must-have. Its time we stop treating child care as a side issue.
- I've seen something like gay marriage go from a wedge issue used to drive us apart to a story of freedom.
- On every issue, the choice you face will be a choice between two different paths for America.
More Issue Quotes
- I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams
- The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts… — Joe Baca
- I'm working for the women in the world, today; that's my essential issue. — Michelle Bachelet
- When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card. — Michele Bachmann
- While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist. — Michele Bachmann
- I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this… — Michele Bachmann
- The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus… — Lord Acton
- Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even… — Michael Badnarik
- The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based… — Mahmoud Abbas
- But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number… — Evan Bayh
- It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a… — Adele