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Barack Obama Quotes - Page 45

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We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.

Class, Mind, Special

"Obama Tells Republicans to 'Sit in Back'". Speech, www.foxnews.com. October 25, 2010.

Based on current surveys of public opinion in the United States, it turns out that the majority of Americans think I've done a pretty good job.

Jobs, Thinking, Majority

"2016 Press Conference with President Barack Obama". awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu. November 17, 2016.

Because of the internet and communications, the clash of cultures is much more direct. People feel, I think, less certain about their identity, less certain about economic security.

Communication, Thinking, People

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

There is a big risk for the Republicans in a race, especially with Hillary Clinton as a likely Democratic nominee in a contest that will focus on the possibility of the first woman president to be six months suspending up the nomination of a black woman, who is imminently qualified.

Race, Focus, Risk

Source: www.foxnews.com

There’s no black male my age, who’s a professional, who hasn’t come out of a restaurant and is waiting for their car and somebody didn’t hand them their car keys.

Keys, Hands, Car

"The Obamas: How We Deal with Our Own Racist Experiences". Interview with Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, people.com. December 17, 2014.

To anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: You will never be alone. You are never alone. We have your back. I've got your back.

Powerful, Violence, Violence Against Women

There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate with a president.

Thinking, President, Reason Why

Source: www.abc.net.au

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

Powerful, Heart, Voice

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

I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.

War, Dumb, Antiwar

Speech Opposing the War in Iraq at Federal Plaza, delivered 2 October 2002, Chicago, Illinois

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

Responsibility, Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons

We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope.

People, Risk, Casualties

News conference in the East Wing, www.nytimes.com. June 29, 2011.

I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.

Change, People, Care

"House Democrats, Obama Retreat To Williamsburg". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. February 6, 2009.

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

Military, War, Iraq

Speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, July 12, 2004.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

Heart, Opportunity, Charity

First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.

Money, Home, Car

Democratic National Convention Presidential Nomination Acceptance, delivered 28 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

When it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s.

Want, Economic, Social

Final 2012 presidential debate, www.cbsnews.com. October 22, 2012.

The challenges posed by threats like terrorism, proliferation, and cyber attacks are not going away any time soon, and for our intelligence community to be effective over the long haul, we must maintain the trust of the American people and people around the world.

Cyber Attacks, Nsa, Long

"President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance reforms - full text". www.theguardian.com. January 17, 2014.

If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will never be able to keep our people safe or conduct foreign policy.

Government, Hands, Nsa

"President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance reforms - full text". www.theguardian.com. January 17, 2014.

We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'

Asks, Nations

"FAQ: After The Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, Rachel Martin, Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. December 22, 2010.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

God, Names, Long

"The Limits of Religious Tolerance". Interview with Bob Abernethy, www.pbs.org. September 10, 2010.

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.

Inspirational, Choices, Facts

Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism, it creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit. When peaceful, democratic change is impossible, it feeds into the terrorist propaganda that violence is the only answer available.

Change, Rights, People

Barack Obama's remarks at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism at the State Department in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 19, 2015.

The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.

Jobs, Memories, Party

Barack Obama's remarks during Joint Press Conference with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 17, 2015.

Not much happens in Russian Federation without Vladimir Putin.

Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.

Eye, Gay, Bisexual

Barack Obama's Remarks at the Human Rights Campaign's Annual National Dinner, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 1, 2011.

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

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