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We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy is in the position of global strength, because if we don't write the rules for trade around the world,

We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy is in the position of global strength, because if we don't write the rules for trade around the world, guess what: China will.

Strength, Writing, America

"Obama: Liberal critics of trade stuck in the past" by Theodore Schleifer, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2015.

Usually, I'm pretty good about sorting through the options and then making decisions that I'm confident are the best decisions in that moment, given the information we have. But there are times where I think I wish I could have imagined a different level of insight.

Thinking, Decision, Wish

Source: www.vanityfair.com

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.

Military, Patriotic, Pride

2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.

Meaningful, Tragedy, Together

"School shooting". President Barack Obama's remarks on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, www.washingtonpost.com. December 14, 2012.

My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage. We're the only developed country on Earth where this happens. ... And it happens once a week. And it's a one-day story. ... The country has to do some soul-searching on this.

Country, Frustration, Gun

"Remarks by the President in Q&A with David Karp, CEO of Tumblr". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 10, 2014.

The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person.

Grandmother, White, Racism

Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place feel at least as passionate, at least as mobilized and well-funded as the NRA and the gun manufacturers are because the politics in Congress are such where even members of Congress who know better are fearful if they vote their conscience and support common sense measures like background checks, they're worried they're going to lose.

Gun, Mass Shootings, People

Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for that matter, my citizenship.

Matter, Citizenship, Civility

Source: www.foxnews.com

The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own governments accountable. They can begin to think for themselves.

Country, Thinking, Government

"Barack Obama Criticises Internet Censorship at Meeting in China". www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2009.

The spirit's there and that's not just my imagination. I think if you look at surveys and attitudes among young people, you see it.

Attitude, Thinking, People

Source: abcnews.go.com

They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who waged war so that we might know peace, who braved hardship so that we might know opportunity, who paid the ultimate price so that we might know freedom.

Country, Memorial Day, War

"CNN Newsroom" with Tony Harris, www.cnn.com. May 25, 2009.

I've got a pen, and I've got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive action. I've got a pen to talk executive actions where congress won't. Where congress isn't acting, I'll act on my own. I have got a pen and I got a phone. And that is all I need.

Country, Order, Phones

"Sean Spicer on goals as the new White House press secretary; Scaramucci on questions over Trump's presidency and business". "The Kelly File", www.foxnews.com. December 22, 2016.

In the eyes of God, a child on the other side of the border is no less worthy of love and compassion than my own child. We - we can't distinguish between them in terms of their worth and their inherent dignity and that they're deserving of shelter and love and education and opportunity. We can't isolate ourselves. We can't hide behind a wall.

Children, Wall, Eye

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

I try to explain to them about the aloha spirit. And it's that spirit that I am absolutely convinced is what America is looking for right now.

America, Trying, Aloha

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations

Country, Ideas, Generations

Fourth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 12 February 2013, Washington, D.C.

What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead; most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.

Jobs, Children, Differences

First Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 27 January 2010, Washington, D.C.

Politics has never been for the thin-skinned or the faint-of-heart, and if you enter the arena, you should expect to get roughed up.

Heart, Arena, Should

Barack Obama's remarks at University of Michigan Spring Commencement, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 1, 2010.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

Views, Whole

Barack Obama (2008). “An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer”, Independent Publishing Group

America is, is no longer, uh, what it, uh, could be, uh, what it was once was, uh, and I say to myself, uh, I don't want that future, uh, for my children.

Children, America, Want

You're not going to be able to make good decisions without building some relationship of trust between yourself and community.

Community, Decision, Able

Source: www.cbsnews.com

I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department or the FBI, not just in this case, but in any case, full stop, period.

Guarantees That, Justice, Political

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest.

War, Thinking, Talking

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe.

Country, Ignorance, Issues

Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

I am confident that we will one day end the scourge of modern slavery, because I believe in those committed to this issue.

Believe, Issues, One Day

While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans. It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect.

Gay, Rights, Issues

"Obama administration reveals plans to advance gay agenda". www.catholicnewsagency.com. November 23, 2008.

Born: b. August 4, 1961
Occupation: 44th U.S. President

Quotes: 3124

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