Barack Obama Quotes

If somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my power to stop that, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.

If some of these [Republican] folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the 'flat earth society.' They would not believe that the world was round.

I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when I'm playing golf.

Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power

We can rattle our sabers all we want but, realistically, we don't have troops for an invasion [Iran] and surgical strikes aren't going to work.

Three months is a lifetime in politics.

No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.

When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of community and connection, a commitment to the idea that we are our brothers' keepers.

Andrew Cuomo own story taught Andrew Cuomo that as Americans, we are bound together as one people, and our country's success rests on the success of all of us, not just a fortunate few.

The United States and Saudi Arabia have an extraordinary relationship and friendship that dates back to Franklin Roosevelt and King Faisal.

Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises.

Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.

We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international community firmly behind us. We should seize that chance.

We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them.

It would be good for the workers in Vietnam even as it helps make sure that they're not undercutting competition here in the United States.

Look, Americans will go for leadership that makes sense. Our job, you know, as public officials, is not to put our finger in the air. Our job is to listen, and then lead.

It was young people who stubbornly insisted on justice, stubbornly refused to accept the world as it is that transformed not just the country but transformed the world.

Justice needs to be served, what I think people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. That's what people around the country expect.

But I'm here to say that when we do speak out, we're going to do so because the United States of America does believe, and will always stand for, a certain set of universal values.

We will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values.

We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States.

America's strong bonds with Israel are well known - this bond is unbreakable.

America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists.

Africa is on the move; a new Africa is emerging!

Jobs was brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

We don't really have any kind of regulatory structure at all.

One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.

I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a mobilized grass roots.

This is our first task-caring for our children. It's our first job. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. That's how, as a society, we will be judged.

I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you.

My powers of empathy, my ability to reach into another's heart, cannot penetrate the blank stares of those who would murder innocents with abstract, serene satisfaction.

I feel good when I'm engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what's happening to poor folks in this society.

We have a choice. We can shape our future, or let events shape it for us. And if we want to succeed, we can't fall back on the stale debates and old divides that won't move us forward.

I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them.

The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.

Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism.

I'm especially grateful that they're here at a time when the rest of Ireland is focused on the final round of the Six Nations rugby tournament and the last match of the legendary Brian O'Driscoll.

I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.

I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections.

Solyndra is a great investment in our future

We can't wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won't act, I will.

I've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for Washington.

So just to be clear, I'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up for folks at the top 2 percent.

Jesus Christ is the LORD. I believe in that.

I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith...So, I'm rooted in the Christian tradition. I believe that there are many paths to the same place.

I'd say, probably, intellectually I've drawn as much from Judaism as any other faith.

Buy health insurance, or go to jail.

You don't need to see my birth certificate, or my college records, or my legal writings, or... anything.