Barack Obama Quotes

I will continue to urge creditors to take the steps needed to put Greece on a path towards a durable economic recovery because it's in all of our interests that Greece succeeds.

On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.

The dollar is the reserve currency of the world.

I have been blessed by having, and I admittedly am biased, some of the smartest, hardest-working, and good people in my administration that I think any president has ever had.

I think that whenever you have got an incoming president of the other side it takes a while for people to reconcile themselves with that new reality.

It's not appealing to deal with countries that express hatred towards us.

I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans - who are just as patriotic as we are.

As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.

We have states. And we have cities. And we have counties. And we have the private sector. And - and so the country still works even when Washington's dysfunctional.

[Michelle Obama] used to say to our friends, "Barack's exactly the kind of guy I want to be president. I just wish he didn't want to do it when I was married to him."

We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back.

I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful.

What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation.

I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years [ago].

If we can't meet with our friends, I don't know how we're going to lead the world in terms of dealing with critical issues like terrorism.

Donald Trump is like Hillary Clinton said, a man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons. You can't do it.

All the good things that are happening in America don't get reported on a lot.

I think since the systematic emergence of terrorism and the assassination attempts, everything has tightened. My hope is that it loosens back up once I leave.

Everyone on my team should be extraordinarily proud of what they have done.

To young people: you have to stay encouraged.

I have somehow, continued to miss Oktoberfest so that's probably something that is better for me to do as a former president rather than as president, I'll have more fun.

For me, personally, the most difficult moments had to do with not just terrorist attacks, but also shootings.

Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency.

My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it.

You have countries like India that have tried to help untouchables, with essentially affirmative-action programs, but it hasn't fundamentally changed the structure of their societies.

More people are realising that ISIL's not a caliphate. It's a crime ring.

The Asia Pacific is home to nearly half the world's population, a growing middle class and holds so much opportunity for us all.

There's no one who I believe has ever captured the soul of America more profoundly than Abraham Lincoln has.

Everybody acknowledges that the current path we're on is unsustainable, not just for the people who don't have health insurance but for those who do.

I think that the issues we have with science these days are not restricted to what's happening with respect to religion. There are a lot of very religious scientists around.

That is the nature of democracy. It is hard. It is not always inspiring.

I wanna thank the German people for the incredible partnership that our countries have been able to establish all these years.

The problem is that young people are less likely to vote than older people. What results is a situation in which sometimes the elections don't fully reflect the views of the American population.

At a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.

Maybe at the same time as I'm more confident today, I'm also more humble.

There is a wide range of views within the Jewish community, so it's not monolithic.

I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.

You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment.

We know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets.

Our enemies are also seeking the abilities to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems.

My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.

David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the UK is committed to an orderly transition out of the EU.

We agreed that our economic and financial teams will remain in close contact as we stay focused on ensuring economic growth and financial stability.

I then spoke to chancellor (Angela) Merkel of Germany and we agreed that the United States and our European allies will work closely together in the weeks and months ahead.

There are certain occupations - probably, most prominently, politics - where there would be a bias against somebody who's agnostic or atheist in running for office.

Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate.

I've always wanted to come to Greece.

I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

I think you need to have people around you who can remind you that, actually, what you just said makes no sense. Fortunately, I have my wife to do that continually.

There is not a black America and a white America; a Latino America, an Asian America. There is the United States of America.