America Quote by Jesse Jackson

Barack Obama was amazing, but he wasn't perfect. We all know that. He was the closest thing to perfect America's ever had. We were…

— Beth Ditto

I voted for Obama and I was delighted that he's been elected.

— Bill Ayers

I am extremely ecstatic about the presidency of Barack Obama. I think he is paving the way for young African-American men like myself. I…

— Texas Battle

A lot of conversations happened during Obama's election that opened my eyes and made me really excited. He provided hope at a time when…

— Vick Hope

At a pivotal time in my life, Barack Obama gave me hope that a boy who grew up like me could still achieve the…

— J. D. Vance

The greatest hope most Americans - including Republicans - had when Barack Obama was elected president was that the election of a black person…

— Dennis Prager

I had great admiration for the election of President Obama. I believe that the U.S. at that moment showed tremendous capacity to show that…

— Dilma Rousseff

There's something beautiful about the fact that Obama was not just elected, but elected decisively across racial, and socio-economic and cultural groups and that…

— Maya Angelou

On the night of 4 November 2008, Barack Obama was elected on a platform of 'hope' and 'change.' He was hailed as a 'uniter'…

— Chelsea Manning

“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”

— David Litt

I think the election of [Barack] Obama was a great step to prove to the world that we believe that all men were created…

— Kirk Douglas

I was very proud to support Obama's presidential campaign, from the primaries all the way to his historic victory.

— Daniel Lubetzky