Church Quote by Mavis Staples

I think if I weren't married to [Barack Obama], I'd want him to be in there.

— Michelle Obama

Barack Obama's a politician, I'm a pastor. We speak to two different audiences.

— Jeremiah Wright

I met Obama once, backstage at the Apollo in Harlem.

— Glenn Ligon

The first time I met President Obama was 2006 in Baghdad. He was the senator from Illinois; it was a month before he actually…

— Michael Hastings

I had no expectations about Barack Obama and I'm not in the least disillusioned.

— Noam Chomsky

I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate…

— Sal Albanese

I remember clearly the afternoon I sat down with Obama. In December 2006, he was preparing for a family trip, and the decision to…

— Luis Gutierrez

It's like church over here. It's like church in here. First of all, give an honor to God and our Lord and Savior Barack…

— Jamie Foxx

There was tremendous animus to President [Barack] Obama. Many of people said he was un-American, not a Christian and worse.

— Mara Liasson

Watching President Obama, for the first time in my life, one of us was running for president. He seemed like one of us -…

— Gavin Creel

Back in his Chicago Senate days, when he was seeking greater black credibility, Obama was happy enough to attend the Reverend Jeremiah Wright's Trinity…

— Tina Brown

I've been an Obama supporter since he announced he was campaigning. I was aware of him as a senator, but I wasn't as engaged…

— Pete Wentz