Barack Obama Quotes

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

Generally speaking, Rand Paul is been more wrong than right. He has an isolationist view of the world that I don't share.

This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class.

The United States believes that every nation should respect international law, including in the South China Sea.

I don't want to jump the gun, [but] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible government.

What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't.

I'm named Barack Hussein Obama. I'm African-­American.

The Cuban people must know that they have a friend and partner in the United States of America.

We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Democracy is hard work.

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.

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.

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 .

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

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

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

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.

I'm willing to work with anyone of either party who has a good idea and the commitment to see through. And we should all expect you to hold us accountable for our progress or our failure to deliver.

I don't want to make promises, not knowing what the situation's going to be three or four years out.

If we're trying to protect the American public, we should not put in place a travel ban.

My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.

I can say to the German people that the United States has been good for Germany. Has looked out for Germany. Has provided security for Germany. Has helped rebuilt Germany. And unify Germany.

[Donald Trump] ran an extraordinarily unconventional campaign and it resulted in the biggest political upset in perhaps modern political history. American history.

Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further.

My hope is that more and more investors around the world see an opportunity to do business in Greece.

Congress is hard to deal with, dealing with, you know, multiple parliaments and commissions and unions and this and that and the other, that's very complicated.

We know what happens when Europeans start dividing themselves up and emphasizing their differences and seeing a competition between various countries in a zero sum way.

This is a time of great change in the world but America's always been a pillar of strength and a beacon of hope to peoples around the globe and that's what it must continue to be.

There was a time when if you had a financial crisis in Southeast Asia somewhere, it had no impact on our markets. Today it does.

The amount of information, the amount of incoming that any administration has to deal with today and respond to much more rapidly than ever before, that makes it different.

Elections matter and voting counts.

[The Americans] believe in the idea that Jamal and Johnny should be treated equally.

[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.

It requires enormous energy for us to cut the African American uninsured rate by a third. A lot of scars.

I'm not saying I'm impervious to criticism.

It's useful for activists just to be out there to keep you mindful and not get complacent, even if ultimately you think some of their criticism is misguided.

I think that America has to stand with democracy.

There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life.

Mitt Romney is familiar with jobs being shipped overseas because he invested in companies that were shipping jobs overseas.

Having a tax code that rewards companies that are shipping jobs overseas instead of companies that are investing here in the United States, that will not make us more competitive.

Losing the PR battles, particularly about healthcare, translated into losing his Democratic majorities in Congress, beginning with a Republican landslide in the midterm election of 2010.

[With Donald Trump] we are moving into an era where a lot of people get their information through tweets and sound bites and some headline that comes over their phone.

One thing both men have in common is a love of golf and a shared knowledge of the word "mulligan," which means a do-over to replace a lousy shot.

[We should beware] that our democracy stays healthy. And making sure that we maintain that sense of solidarity.