Barack Obama Quotes

Change doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington

Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes.

I do think Brexit vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalisation.

If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have to pick up our games and raise our standards.

I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.

America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the red tape?

The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.

What the Paris agreement now does is say to China and India and other countries that are potentially polluting, come on board. Let's work together so you guys do the same thing.

We rise and fall as one people, one nation.

The map isn't always the territory, and you have to kind of walk through it to get a feel for it.

Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.

Good afternoon, everybody-ugh, Jesus, gimme a sec.

Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear.

In many ways [those middle-aged black ladies] my touchstone, because they are what I meant when I talked about the audacity of hope.

If you looked at their cable bill, their telephone, their cell phone bill, other things they're spending money on, it may turn out that, it's just that they haven't prioritized health care.

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations

The ideas of ancient Greece helped inspire America's founding fathers as they reached for democracy. Our revolutionary ideas helped inspire Greeks as they sought their own freedom.

Clearly, Iran has influence in Iraq. Iraq has a majority Shi'a population, they have relationships to Iran. Some are natural.

Today, the world lost a creative icon. Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden death of Prince.

I believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and when it comes to climate change, that hour is almost upon us.

Politics, differences of religion or race, all that fades away when we are confronted with the awesome power of nature, and we're reminded that all we have is each other.

I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's.

I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Around the world, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- what they did was hard. It takes time. It takes more than a single term. It takes more than a single president. It takes more than a single individual.

I want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas but also the energy sources of the future.

Each path to knowledge involves different rules and these rules are not interchangeable.

We are a nation of laws.

Lord Bendtner is the best player of all times

The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump.

I'm very consistent about spending time with family. And when you have dinner with your daughters - they'll keep you in your place and they'll teach you something about perspective.

A lot of pictures of yourself - you know, it's a little narcissistic.

Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out how to resource it.

I am a little jet lagged from my trip to Malaysia...The lengths we have to go to to get CNN coverage these days.

Why hang out with celebrities when I can hang out with the people who made me one?

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

I've got a grocery bill at the end of every month.Our toothpaste, our orange juice, that all gets paid. But I - it is true that I don't carry my wallet that often.

Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.

Ultimately peer pressure can lead people to bully, but peer pressure can also say bullying is not acceptable.

Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for that matter, my citizenship.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.

My liberty depends on you being free, too.

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage - they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.

Donald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate.

What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring those who killed our fellow Americans to justice.

I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more control over their lives.

In 2010 there were a lot of folks who were still out of work. There were a lot of folks who had lost their homes or saw their home values plummet, their 401k's plummet.

First and foremost, it's important to remember that, from my perspective at least, my most important legacy was making sure that the world didn't go into a Great Depression.