Barack Obama Quotes – Set 1 – 2017

#1

One of the great strengths of the United States is… we have a very large Christian population – we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.

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#2

No one is pro-abortion.

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#3

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.

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#4

My administration is the only thing between you [CEO’s] and the pitchforks.

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#5

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

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#6

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.

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#7

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.

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#8

Issues are never simple. One thing I’m proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

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#9

In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

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#10

In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world.

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#11

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.

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#12

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

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#13

The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim-majority country – I know, because I am one of them.

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#14

The thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

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#15

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

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#16

The Bush Administration’s failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world.

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#17

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin in Berlin. The poverty and violence in Somalia breeds the terror of tomorrow.

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#18

People of Berlin – people of the world – this is our moment. This is our time.

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#19

Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.

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#20

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

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#21

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

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#22

We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it’s like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old – and that’s the criterion by which I’ll be selecting my judges.

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#23

We need earmark reform, and when I’m President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

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#24

We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.

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#25

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.

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#26

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.

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#27

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation – not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

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#28

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.

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#29

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.

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#30

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America – there’s the United States of America.

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#31

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

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#32

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

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#33

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

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#34

Why can’t I just eat my waffle?

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#35

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.

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#36

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.

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#37

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

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#38

What do you think a stimulus is? It’s spending – that’s the whole point! Seriously.

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#39

We’re not going to baby sit a civil war.

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#40

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.

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#41

I also think the media’s presence simply raised the question: If the media could get to these places, why Barack Obama couldn’t the federal government?

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#42

All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it’s here, and its effects are giving rise to a Barack Obama frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster.

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#43

Today we’re seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It’s about the chain of natural catastrophes and devastating weather patterns that global warming is beginning to set off around the world.. the frequency and intensity of which are breaking records Barack Obama thousands of years old.

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#44

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize Barack Obama your true potential.

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#45

That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on Barack Obama principle but on politics.

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#46

Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy, we have Barack Obama policies that are accelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.

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#47

If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep Barack Obama walking, eventually you’ll make progress.

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#48

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals – Barack Obama opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope

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#49

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principal goal in life is to be rich, thin, young, Barack Obama famous, safe, and entertained.

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#50

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share Barack Obama common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.