Barack Obama Quotes

• If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. -Barack Obama
• Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference. -Barack Obama
• Why can't I just eat my waffle? -Barack Obama

• My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. -Barack Obama
• We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. -Barack Obama
• You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt. -Barack Obama

• 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
• I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money. -Barack Obama
• 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. -Barack Obama
• We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges. -Barack Obama
• A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.' -Barack Obama
 

• I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody. -Barack Obama
• 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
• The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam. -Barack Obama
• We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway. -Barack Obama
• I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States. -Barack Obama
• I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. -Barack Obama
• We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. -Barack Obama
• What Washington needs is adult supervision. -Barack Obama
• 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. -Barack Obama
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• We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer - our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation. -Barack Obama
• I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism. -Barack Obama
• Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. -Barack Obama
• It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education. -Barack Obama
• We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. -Barack Obama
• Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing. -Barack Obama
• But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day. -Barack Obama
• America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings. -Barack Obama
• I'm going to try to unite all Americans. -Barack Obama
• The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries. -Barack Obama
• We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. -Barack Obama
• We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled. -Barack Obama
• I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career. -Barack Obama
• I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right. -Barack Obama
• The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact. -Barack Obama
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• What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will. -Barack Obama
• Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a half. Let me tell you, it was tough, because Hillary was tough. -Barack Obama
• I was worn out. She was doing everything I was doing, but just like Ginger Rogers, it was backwards in. -Barack Obama
• But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. -Barack Obama
• We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street -Barack Obama
• I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, 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 what I see. That's the America I know! -Barack Obama
• Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not. -Barack Obama
• I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. -Barack Obama
• People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time. -Barack Obama
• Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far. -Barack Obama
• I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. -Barack Obama
• Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America. -Barack Obama
• 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. -Barack Obama
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• If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means we've got to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship. -Barack Obama
• I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. -Barack Obama
• Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers. -Barack Obama
• After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future. -Barack Obama
• The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out. -Barack Obama
• After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden. -Barack Obama

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Family life

Obama married Michelle Robinson on October 3, 1992 after dating her for 3 years. Their first daughter, Malia Ann, was born in 1998 and the second daughter, Natasha ("Sasha"), in 2001. The Obama family lived on Chicago's South Side, where Barack taught at the University of Chicago Law School. She campaigned on her husband's behalf early in his political career by handshaking and fund-raising. Michelle wrote her own stump speeches for her husband's presidential campaign and generally spoke without notes. She is the first African-American woman to serve the position of the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

Barack Obama is a man who came from a poor background family facing all the hindrances in life and became the President who the world admires & respects always. He has shown us that if we choose the right path for us and be determined then we will eventually conquer it. He is known for his attitude & style which is way different from other politicians of the USA. His strong willpower & determination brought a positive change in the society. He showcased his qualities through his campaign and presidency. His thoughts and quotes influence us a lot to chase our goals. Share these quotes with your friends, family, colleagues and well wishers to motivate them.