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Barack Obama Quotes - Page 123

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By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful we'll build on the progress we've made in the years to come.

By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first got here. And I'm hopeful we'll build on the progress we've made in the years to come.

Country, Years, Hopeful

"Merry Christmas From Barack And Michelle Obama: 'We Made America More Respected Around The World'" by Ian Schwartz, www.realclearpolitics.com. December 24, 2016.

Too often, we have failed to enforce international norms when it's inconvenient to do so.

Norm, International, Inconvenient

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by President Barack Obama, Address to the United Nations General Assembly, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 24, 2014.

Iran is the latest expression of a deep, ancient, powerful culture that's different than ours. And we don't know how it's going to play itself out.

Powerful, Expression, Iran

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive ways possible.

Jobs, Real, Thinking

Source: time.com

Nobody said democracies supposed to be easy. It's hard. And in a big country like America, it probably should be hard.

Country, America, Democracy

Source: time.com

I think ultimately is, Donald Trump is pragmatic.

Thinking, Trump, Pragmatic

My conviction is that those fights need to be fought right now and can be won. And if in fact we have finite political capital, energy, resources, we need to win those fights.

Fighting, Winning, Political

Source: www.theatlantic.com

When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think about capabilities.

Military, Thinking, Capability

Source: genius.com

A nuclear Iran is a threat to America's national security, and it is a threat to Israel's national security. We cannot afford to have a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world.

Race, Israel, Nuclear Iran

Source: genius.com

When I came into office, the world was divided. Iran was resurgent. Iran is at its weakest point, economically, strategically, militarily, then since - then in many years. And we are going to continue to keep the pressure on to make sure that they do not get a nuclear weapon. That's in America's national interest and that will be the case so long as I'm president.

Iran, Years, America

Source: genius.com

The reason I take pride for that is one of the things you worry about when you're in the bubble, and there's all this pomp and circumstance and hail to the chief is, do you lose touch with what you thought was important and what brought you here? And I'm proud that I don't think I have lost touch.

Pride, Thinking, Worry

Source: www.cbsnews.com

What is true is [Bashar] Assad got rid of his chemical weapons.

Weapons, Chemicals, Chemical Weapons

Source: www.cbsnews.com

[My kids] complained about Secret Service as they became teenagers, and Secret Service has done the very best job they could accommodating them, so it hasn't restricted any of their activities.

Jobs, Teenager, Kids

Source: abcnews.go.com

It's probably a prerequisite for the job, or at least you have to have enough craziness to think that you can do the job. I think that [Donald Trump] has not spent a lot of time sweating the details of, you know, all the policies.

Jobs, Thinking, Details

Source: abcnews.go.com

I said this right after the election - we have to remind ourselves we're on the same team. Vladimir Putin's not on our team.

Team, Election, Putin

Source: abcnews.go.com

The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are.

Thinking, Participation, Better Off

Source: www.spiegel.de

America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail.

People, World, Failing

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

No single nation should pick and choose which nations holds nuclear weapons. And that's why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons.

Commitment, World, Nuclear Weapons

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention. It's worth remembering that our presence in the region is nothing new.

Sea, Law, United States

Source: www.straitstimes.com

We can be civil to each other, and we can try to express ourselves acknowledging that we're all patriots, we're all Americans, and not assume the absolute worst in people's motives.

People, Trying, Assuming

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Do I need to apologize for Mr.[Tom] Coburn's statements? Because I certainly don't agree with those, either.

Needs, Apologizing, Agree

Source: www.truth-out.org

I think the American people, you know, they're going to want that new car smell. They want to drive something off the lot that doesn't have as much mileage as me.

Thinking, Smell, People

Source: abcnews.go.com

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation.

Russia, Order, Around The World

Source: time.com

My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align. But that the president-elect also is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms.

Russia, President, Trump

Source: time.com

My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient.

Guiding Principles, Trying, President

Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel of Germany in a Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 17, 2016.