Barack Obama Quotes

Those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting Israel’s right to exist, they might as well reject the earth beneath them or the sky above, because Israel is not going anywhere.

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government.

If you look at how I've tried to and how I'll continue to try to govern, I'm not driven by some ideological agenda. I'm a pretty practical guy and I just want to make sure that things work.

My abiding faith in the American people is undiminished. That's still what drives me every single day.

I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.

In order to make reforms sustainable, the Greek economy needs the space to return to growth and start creating jobs again.

You can't entirely compare between the United States and Greece for a range of reasons, not just because of the size of the economy.

The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to make investments.

There is enormous continuity beneath the day-to-day news that makes America that indispensable nation when it comes to maintaining order and promoting prosperity around the world.

I think it's a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to go through some reflection.

The Democrats should not waiver on our core beliefs and principles.

Things change pretty rapidly. But they don't change inevitably. They change because you work for it.

You know, there are certain things that make for good sound bites but don't always translate into good policy.

If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know what to fight for.

What is true, though, is now we've got a bunch of videos that whatever side of the issue you're on, raises the temperature on these issues and makes people really focused .

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

If, in [Federal Housing Administration] application, black folks were excluded from it, then you have to override that by going after those discriminatory practices.

If you have a family member who maybe is undocumented, then you have an even greater reason to vote.

I don't have a philosophical objection, necessarily, to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the American people safe.

Health care got done because there were a lot of people out there who aren't professional politicians, but are citizens, who pushed for it even when the politics was hard.

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.

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.

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

Democracy is hard work.

Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat.

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.

Sometimes they're nothing, sometimes they're something, sometimes there's a connection that years later may show up. All of this information is useful.

We have come from a time of the large-scale, planned, Al Qaeda-style attacks, to the encouragement of lone wolves: Fort Hood, Chattanooga. To the encouragement of people to act on their own.

Historically, when a previous US administration enters into an agreement, it carries forward into the future administration.

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.

American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth.

You work with what you got.

I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors.

In America, one of our challenges, historically, is that we have very low voting rates, even during presidential elections.

We have greater awareness of where we're falling short than we used to. Just take the example of community police relations.

There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here.

When I turn over the keys to the president-elect, America will be much stronger than it was when I came into office.

I was elected because I believed in what we call "grassroots politics," politics from the bottom up, not the top down.

Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin.

There's just a whole different attitude and vibe when you're not in power as when you're in power.

Ultimately, I remain optimistic about not just America's future, but the direction that the world is growing.

There's a little perspiration involved in bringing about change too.

Try to be as honest as possible.

There are always going to be some complications.

Just because Iran and Syria may recognize Assad's weaknesses doesn't necessarily mean that Assad recognizes his weaknesses.

I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge the world in the direction of doing something serious about climate change.

I think a lot of teachers want to talk about how to continually improve performance.

In America, we want a peaceful planet. We want people to be able to enjoy their lives and know they're going to have a bright and prosperous future, not be at war. That's our purpose.

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.

I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don't matter if people don't hear them.