Barack Obama
The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should not be playing politics with that.Collection: Men
What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own politics. There are some communities where not only do I not know poor people, I don't even know people who have trouble paying the bills at the end of the month. I just don't know those people. And so there's less sense of investment in those children.Collection: Children
Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries, meanwhile, the Cuban exile community in the United States made enormous contributions to our country, in politics, in business, culture and sports.Collection: Sports
Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises.Collection: Real
Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.Collection: Government
Thank you, Planned Parenthood. God bless you.Collection: Parenthood
For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.Collection: Energy
Let's say I'm on the policy wonk end of the spectrum. As much as I can dive into a briefing book and really work to master various subjects that come before my desk, I'm still not an expert on a huge amount of the stuff that we work on.Collection: Book
I've said to [Donald Trump], and I think others have said to him that the day that he is the President of the United States, there are world capitals and financial markets and people all around the world who take really seriously what he says, and in a way that's just not true before you're actually sworn in as president.Collection: Thinking
We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay true to those values that helped to get us here.Collection: Smart
I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the course of the [president electing] campaign.Collection: Issues
What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany and across Europe: Do not take for granted our systems of government and our way of life. I think there is a tendency, because we have lived in an era that has been largely stable and peaceful, at least in advanced countries, where living standards have generally gone up, there is a tendency I think to assume that that's always the case.Collection: Country
The good news is I think there are a lot of young people certainly who were involved in my campaigns, and I think continue to be involved in work not just politically, but through nonprofits and other organizations, that can carry this hard work of democracy forward.Collection: Hard Work
What I said to Donald Trump was that what may work in generating enthusiasm or passion during elections may be different than what will work in terms of unifying the country and gaining the trust even of those who didn't support him.Collection: Country
My hope is that's something [Donald Trump] is thinking about, because not only is the president of the United States somebody that the entire country looks to for direction but sets the agenda internationally in a lot of ways.Collection: Country
With respect to Syria, we are going to continue to work as we have over the last five, six years to push towards a political transition and settlement.Collection: Years
We made America more respected around the world, took on the mantle of leadership in the fight to protect this planet for our kids, and much, much more.Collection: Kids
It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source: the corruption of young minds by violent ideology.Collection: War
Just because Iran and Syria may recognize Assad's weaknesses doesn't necessarily mean that Assad recognizes his weaknesses.Collection: Mean
There's no way to resolve Syria without Iran being involved, given its financing of Assad and the fact that Hezbollah is probably the most effective fighting force that Assad can count on.Collection: Fighting
It is legitimate for the Turks to try to defend themselves.Collection: Trying
I don't have to negotiate an arms agreement with Great Britain or with France.Collection: Agreement
The Gulf States are extraordinarily suspicious of Iran for good reason. They view Iran as meddling in their affairs. They have seen Iran level asymmetric attacks against their facilities or their interests.Collection: Views
Cuba is actually one where I am more optimistic because of the unique nature of Cuba - 90 miles off our shore with a massive ex-patriot population, now Cuban-American population that still have deep links to the island. There I am more confident that over time that the winds of commerce and telecommunication and travel start shifting the nature of that regime. But that's a small country which has almost a unique relationship to us.Collection: Country
You don't like dealing with somebody who denies horrible things happening to your people or threatens future horrible things to your people.Collection: People
I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge the world in the direction of doing something serious about climate change.Collection: Important
I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people.Collection: Thinking
To this day, the United States is profoundly grateful for our friendship and alliance with Greece.Collection: Grateful
I'm personally very grateful to my many friends in the Greek-American community, sons and daughters of Greece who have found success in every walk of American life.Collection: Daughter
In order to make reforms sustainable, the Greek economy needs the space to return to growth and start creating jobs again.Collection: Jobs
We cannot simply look to austerity as a strategy and it is incredibly important that the Greek people see improvements in their daily lives so that they can carry with them the hope that their lives will get better.Collection: People
Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans.Collection: War
Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up.Collection: Giving Up
But while they're adding teachers in places like South Korea, we're laying them off in droves. It's unfair to our kids. It undermines their future and ours. And it has to stop. Pass this bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.Collection: Education
We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King was vilified by many, denounced as a rabble rouser and an agitator, a communist and a radical. He was even attacked by his own people, by those who felt he was going too fast or those who felt he was going too slow; by those who felt he shouldn't meddle in issues like the Vietnam War or the rights of union workers.Collection: Kings
I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm in these town hall settings, my job is not to throw them a lot of red meat. I want to give them a sense of my thought process.Collection: Jobs
We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitionsCollection: Ambition
I am designating a new Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers to cut through red tape and ensure that the full resources of our federal government are leveraged to assist the workers, communities, and regions that rely on our auto industry.Collection: Recovery
you can't just heely away from your problems foreverCollection: Forever
A person’s zip code shouldn’t decide their destiny.Collection: Destiny
Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go up higher? Look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices: I want gas prices lower because they hurt families.Collection: Hurt
I am very proud of the fact I do not cheat when I'm playing golf.Collection: Golf
America's not just [about] looking out for yourself, it's not just about greed, it's not just about trying to climb to the very top and keep everybody else down. ... Hard work, that's a value. Looking out for one another, that's a value. The idea that we're all in it together and [that] I'm my brother's keeper and [my] sister's keeper, that's a value.Collection: Brother
Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from powerCollection: Commitment
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.Collection: Iran
Three months is a lifetime in politics.Collection: Three
Degrade and ultimately destroy ISILCollection: Isil
Of course, there's been a real debate about where to invest and where to cut, and I'm committed to working with members of both parties to cut our deficits and debt. But we can't simply cut our way to prosperity.Collection: Real
When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of community and connection, a commitment to the idea that we are our brothers' keepers.Collection: Running