Challenges Quote by Valerie Jarrett

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first…

— Ari Fleischer

As president, Barack Obama has the potential to finally bring our country together to meet the enormous challenges ahead. This includes restoring economic prosperity,…

— Amy Klobuchar

Though the euphoria surrounding Barack Obama's election last week as President-elect has not yet begun to subside, it is already time to recognise that…

— Shashi Tharoor

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day…

— Jesse Ventura

Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.

— Penn Jillette

Obama came to power with this element of raising many new hopes and expectations but he's been fought back by the system, becoming almost…

— Gilberto Gil

Barack Obama wants to be the power figure, he wants to be the face of the Democrat Party going forward.

— Rush Limbaugh

If you want to understand what is going on in the White House today, you have to begin with Barack Obama.

— Dinesh D'Souza

What he [Barack Obama] does to change the world - that's what's important.

— Danny Glover

Senator Obama will be taking office at a critical juncture. There are many pressing challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis…

— Helen Clark

Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

— Deval Patrick

The wound-tight, travel-light Obama has a distaste for the adversarial and the random. But if you stick too rigidly to a 'No Drama' rule…

— Maureen Dowd