Barack Obama
America is an unlikely place – a country built on defiance of the odds; on a belief in the impossible. And I remind you of this because as you set out to live your own stories of success and achievement, it’s now your turn to help keep it this way.Collection: Country
Maybe you could be a great writer – maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper – but you might not know it until you write that English paper – that English class paper that’s assigned to you.Collection: Book
The world doesn’t just revolve around you. There’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit.Collection: Country
Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela. These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don’t pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us.Collection: Country
I am a strong believer in the free market. I am a strong believer in capitalism. But, I am also a strong believer that there are certain common goods – our air, our water, making sure that people are safe – that require to have some regulation.Collection: Strong
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.Collection: Strong
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.Collection: Firsts
When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow – everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.Collection: Country
The soldier ’s courage and sacrifice is full of glory, expressing devotion to country, to cause, to comrades in arms. But war itself is never glorious, and we must never trumpet it as such.Collection: Country
America’s strong bonds with Israel are well known – this bond is unbreakable.Collection: Strong
I get a thick book full of death, destruction, strife, and chaos. That’s what I take with my morning tea.Collection: Book
The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women.Collection: Country
Every country has violent, hateful, or mentally unstable people. What’s different is not every country is awash with easily accessible guns.Collection: Country
Justice needs to be served, what I think people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. That’s what people around the country expect.Collection: Country
Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.Collection: Strong
The first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act.Collection: Firsts
Andrew Cuomo own story taught Andrew Cuomo that as Americans, we are bound together as one people, and our country’s success rests on the success of all of us, not just a fortunate few.Collection: Country
I’m a strong believer in strong encryption.Collection: Strong