My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time. Barack Obama More Barack Obama Quotes 4
We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 3
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 3
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 1
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 1
There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 1
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 1
We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 1
What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
What Washington needs is adult supervision. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund - managed by an independent third party - to help all those whose lives have been turned upside down by the spill. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
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. Barack Obama More Barack Obama Quotes 0
As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by the tradition of democratic law secured by our forefathers and enshrined in our Constitution. It is a tradition that says all men are created equal under the law and that no one is above it. Barack Obama More Barack Obama Quotes 0
Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0