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
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
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
We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of this hole created by this economic crisis. 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
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 0