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Barack Obama Quotes

Total quotes: 68
“America has never been about what one person says he’ll do for us. It’s always been about what can be achieved by us, together, through the hard, slow, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately enduring work of self-government.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: Election 2016, America Against Demagogues, Self-Government
“As you know, Spotlight is a film about investigative journalists with the resources and the autonomy to chase down the truth and hold the powerful accountable. Best fantasy film since Star Wars.”
— Barack Obama, 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner
Tagged: Journalism, Political Jokes, Journalism Jokes
“And yes, it’s important that their dad is a feminist, because now that’s what they expect of all men.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Barack Obama Says, "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"
Tagged: feminism, Parenthood, Fatherhood, Male Feminists
“This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show. This is a contest for the presidency of the United States. ”
— Barack Obama, Obama tells Trump: 'This is not a reality show'
Tagged: Election 2016
“I believe our sorrow can make us a better country. I believe our righteous anger can be transformed into more justice and more peace. Weeping may endure for a night but I’m convinced joy comes in the morning.”
— Barack Obama, Read President Obama's Speech From the Dallas Memorial Service
Tagged: Sorrow Politics, Obama vs. Sartre
“When people say ‘Black Lives Matter, that doesn’t mean blue lives don’t matter.”
— Barack Obama, NATO Summit 2016
Tagged: blacklivesmatter, Matter, black lives, protest, Ignorance, Change
“Our efforts will fail in Afghanistan and Pakistan if we don't invest in their future.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by the President on a New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 27, 2009
Tagged: Obama: First Term 2009-2012, Terrorism, Politics, America, Threats, goal, Defeat, Safety
“We’re not done perfecting our union, or living up to our founding creed – that all of us are created equal and free in the eyes of God.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: America, Election 2016, Christian Politics, American Experiment, Progress
“If you want to fight climate change, we’ve got to engage not only young people on college campuses, but reach out to the coal miner who’s worried about taking care of his family, the single mom worried about gas prices.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: Climate Change, inclusiveness
“In the face of hate and violence, we will love one another. We will not give in to fear.”
— Barack Obama, via twitter.com
Tagged: Hate, Violence, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Peace, LGBTQ
“We don't have a common market in the Americas. But in all sorts of ways, the United States constrains itself in order to bind everyone under a common set of norms and rules that makes everybody more prosperous.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by the President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron in Joint Press Conference
Tagged: Universalism, Universal Norms, Economic Configurations, One Universal With Many Particulars, Brexit
“In fact, the most important change may be the toughest of all—and that’s changing ourselves.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Obama On Feminism and the World He Wants to Leave His Daughters
“And there's one area where Donald's experience could be invaluable, and that's closing Guantanamo - because Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground.”
— Barack Obama, Obama didn't hold back against Donald Trump in his last correspondents' dinner
Tagged: Guantanamo, Election 2016 Jokes
“It is absolutely men’s responsibility to fight sexism too. And as spouses and partners and boyfriends, we need to work hard and be deliberate about creating truly equal relationships.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Barack Obama Says, "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"
Tagged: Sexism, Male Feminists
“I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. I have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba, March 22, 2016
Tagged: Cuba, Obama: Second Term, international politics, History, America, International Relations
“At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better. ”
— Barack Obama, ala.org
Tagged: Education, Reading
“Someone once wrote, ‘A bullet need happen only once, but for peace to work we need to be reminded of its existence again and again and again.’”
— Barack Obama, Statement by the President on the Shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tagged: Temper Our Senses, On Violence, Hannah Arendt & Obama
“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.”
— Barack Obama, President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, JANUARY 21, 2009
Tagged: Obama: First Term 2009-2012, Problems, America, issues, united states of america, Presidency, President, Speech, Challenges, Equality, Justice, the fight
“History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks of President Barack Obama -- Address to Joint Session of Congress, February 24, 2009
Tagged: Obama: First Term 2009-2012, Politics, Congress, America, recession, banks, Finance, market, Economy
“Let’s, first of all, be clear: It is more important that I’m Michelle’s husband than that I’m President of the United States.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by the President and the First Lady at Visit of the 2014 Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, April 03, 2014
Tagged: Obama: Second Term, olympics, Love, Relationships, President, michelle obama, sweethearts, Politics, power couple
“Forcing people to adhere to outmoded, rigid notions of identity isn’t good for anybody—men, women, gay, straight, transgender, or otherwise. These stereotypes limit our ability to simply be ourselves.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Barack Obama Says, "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"
Tagged: Gender Norms, Identity, stereotypes, Be yourself
“The question they have to ask themselves is: If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?”
— Barack Obama, Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump
Tagged: Election, Trump
“We need to temper our words and open our hearts, all of us.”
— Barack Obama, Statement by the President on the Shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tagged: Temper Our Senses, Gain Control, Be Cool, Moderation, In Praise of Moderation, Goldilocks Theory, Be Moderate
“We need to keep changing the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and our boys to be assertive, that criticizes our daughters for speaking out and our sons for shedding a tear. We need to keep changing the attitude that punishes women for their sexuality and rewards men for theirs.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Obama On Feminism and the World He Wants to Leave His Daughters
“Change requires more than righteous anger.”
— Barack Obama, Howard University Commencement Speech 2016
Tagged: Change, Self Improvement, Philosophy, Deep Thoughts, Spilled Ink, Inspirational
“I just miss —  I miss being anonymous.”
— Barack Obama, President Obama: 'I Miss Being Anonymous'
Tagged: Disappear Here
“A lot of young people no longer see the trades and skilled manufacturing as a viable career. But I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree.”
— Barack Obama, insidehighered.com
Tagged: Art History, Education
“I ask Congress to move quickly on legislation that will finally reform our outdated regulatory system. It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks of President Barack Obama -- Address to Joint Session of Congress
Tagged: Obama: First Term 2009-2012, Politics, Congress, America, recession, banks, Finance, market, Economy
“While I’ll keep working on good policies—from equal pay for equal work to protecting reproductive rights—there are some changes that have nothing to do with passing new laws.

In fact, the most important change may be the toughest of all—and that’s changing ourselves.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Barack Obama Says, "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"
Tagged: Change, feminism, Women's Rights, Equality
“When everybody is equal, we are all more free.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Barack Obama Says, "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"
Tagged: Equality, Freedom
“We need to keep changing the attitude that permits the routine harassment of women, whether they’re walking down the street or daring to go online. We need to keep changing the attitude that teaches men to feel threatened by the presence and success of women.”
— Barack Obama, Glamour Exclusive: President Obama On Feminism and the World He Wants to Leave His Daughters
“Our troops have pounded ISIL without mercy, taking out leaders, taking back territory. I know Hillary won’t relent until ISIL is destroyed. She’ll finish the job – and she’ll do it without resorting to torture, or banning entire religions from entering our country. She is fit to be the next Commander-in-Chief.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: Election 2016, ISIS, Positive Quotes About Hillary Clinton
“As President of the United States, I’ve called on our Congress to lift the embargo. (Applause.) It is an outdated burden on the Cuban people. It's a burden on the Americans who want to work and do business or invest here in Cuba. It's time to lift the embargo.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba, March 22, 2016
Tagged: Cuba, Obama: Second Term, international politics, History, America, International Relations
“Progress on this journey often comes in small increments. Sometimes two steps forward, one step back, compelled by the persistent effort of dedicated citizens. And then sometimes there are days like this, when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.”
— Barack Obama, Time.com
Tagged: Justice, Progress, Same Sex Marriage
“We know that education is everything to our children's future. We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world. We know the work and the studying and the level of education that requires.”
— Barack Obama, Change We Can Believe In
Tagged: Education, Global
“In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking about. That’s not keeping it real or telling it like it is. That’s not challenging political correctness. That’s just not knowing what you’re talking about.”
— Barack Obama, Obama On Trump
Tagged: Politics, Ignorance, Life, Donald Trump, Political Correctness, Social Issues, Communication
“This year, in this election, I’m asking you to join me – to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon what’s best in us; to elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States, and show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: They're Cynics (Not Us!), Election 2016, Rhetoric of The Same
“Today, women make up half of America’s workforce. They are primary or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of our families. Their contributions are vital to the success of our economy. Today, girls like my daughters, young women like the ones at this dinner, have opportunities that my grandmother never dreamed of for herself.”
— Barack Obama, Remarks by the President at the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, October 05, 2010
Tagged: Obama: First Term 2009-2012
“Giving flowers is always a good idea. But I hope that on this Mother’s Day, we’ll recommit ourselves to doing more than that: Through deeds that match our words, let’s give mothers the respect they deserve, give all women the equality they deserve, and give all parents the support they need in their most important roles.”
— Barack Obama, Weekly Address: Happy Mother’s Day From President Obama
Tagged: Obama: Second Term, mothers, mother's day, Love, Respect, Womanhood, Equality, feminism
“I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together – black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young and old; gay, straight, men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance, under the same proud flag, to this big, bold country that we love. That’s the America I know.”
— Barack Obama, Full text: President Obama's DNC speech
Tagged: A Country of Love, Patriotism, Election 2016
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