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Barack Obama Quotes - Page 88

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I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections.

I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections.

Real, Believe, Needs

Solyndra is a great investment in our future

Investment, Our Future

Its important for people to know that I will make many promises to get their votes.

People, Promise, Important

We can't wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won't act, I will.

Jobs, Waiting, Congress

"Obama Announces Student Loan Relief Plan". www.foxnews.com. October 26, 2011.

Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and see it through, you can succeed in this country. And in fulfilling this promise, entrepreneurs also play a critical role in expanding our economy and creating jobs.

Country, Jobs, Hard Work

I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing, and activities on the ground, that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power throughout which you bring about redistributive change. And in some ways, we still suffer from that.

Thinking, Rights, Track

And what would help minority workers are the same things that would help white workers: the opportunity to earn a living wage, the education and training that lead to such jobs, labor laws and tax laws that restore some balance to the distribution of the nation's wealth.

Jobs, Opportunity, Law

Barack Obama (2006). “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”, p.171, Crown

It's very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals.

Animal, Important, President

There are certain people in our popular culture that just capture people's imaginations. And in death, they become even larger. Now, I have to admit that it's also fed by a 24/7 media that is insatiable.

Media, People, Imagination

"Michael Jackson's family has private service". www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 7, 2009.

Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not just a troop cap, but a phased redeployment that will start bringing our troops home.

War, Believe, Home

"Flat State of the Union Address Still Earns Requisite Applause", www.foxnews.com. January 24, 2007.

John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.

Caves, Likes, Hell

Barack Obama (2008). “Yes, We Can”, p.78, BoD – Books on Demand

For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.

Clear Goals, Years, Oil

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

America, now is not the time for small plans.

America, Plans

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

Now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons.

Daughter, Son, Opportunity

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

If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.

Giving, Care, Able

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

If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.

Want, Next, Debate

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

We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.

Country, Party, Safe

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

If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things.

Running, Ideas, People

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

The very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.

Technology, Empowering, Used

Barack Obama's remarks at the Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit at the Stanford University in Stanford, California, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 13, 2015.

I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead of focusing on getting well. I am here for the millions of lives that will be touched and in some cases, saved, by health insurance reform. I am here for the small businesses who are forced to choose between health care and hiring. I am here for the seniors who are unable to afford the prescriptions they need.

Senior, Mother, Get Well

We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender.

America, Innovation, Today

Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

Now, if you have or had one of these plans before the Affordable Care Act came into law and you really liked that plan, what we said was you can keep it if it hasn't changed since the law passed.

Law, Care, Said

"Obama: 'What We Said Was You Can Keep It If It Hasn't Changed Since The Law Passed'" by Ian Schwartz, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 4, 2013.

I'll go anywhere and I'll do whatever it takes to get this done. It's too important for Washington to screw this up. Now's the time for us to work on what we all agree to, which is let's keep middle-class taxes low. That's what our economy needs. That's what the American people deserve.

Class, People, Important

Barack Obama's remarks on Extending Tax Cuts for the Middle Class at the South Court Auditorium in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 28, 2012.

I've been keeping my own naughty and nice list for Washington.

Nice, Naughty, Lists

"President Obama Says Congress Beware: ‘I’ve Been Keeping My Own Naughty And Nice List’" by Anjali Sareen, www.mediaite.com. November 30th, 2012.

Jesus Christ is the LORD. I believe in that.

Jesus, Believe, Christ

"Obama Heckled As 'Antichrist' At Hollywood Fundraiser" by Zeke Miller, www.businessinsider.com. September 27, 2011.