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Barack Obama Quotes - Page 90

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In the wealthiest nation on Earth – no illness or accident should lead to any family’s financial ruin.

In the wealthiest nation on Earth – no illness or accident should lead to any family’s financial ruin.

Health, Earth, Ruins

Barack Obama's speech on Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 28, 2012.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Health, Decision, Should

Barack Obama's speech on Preventive Care, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 10, 2012.

I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manfuacturer's lobby. But I also believe that when a gangbanger shoots indiscriminately into a crowd because he feels someone disrespected him, we have a problem of morality. Not only do we need to punish that man for his crime, but we need to acknowledge that there's a hole in his heart, one that government programs alone may not be able to repair.

Believe, Heart, Gun

"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream". Book by Barack Obama, October 17, 2006.

I try never to get too high when things are going well. I try never to get too low when things are going poorly. I try to keep an even keel.

Motivation, Trying, Lows

I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources.

Marijuana, Justice, Use

Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.

Powerful, Fire, Impact

Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.

As president of the United States, I don't bluff.

President, United States, Bluffs

"Obama to Iran and Israel: 'As President of the United States, I Don't Bluff'". Interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, www.theatlantic.com. March 2, 2012.

When friends are in trouble, America Helps.

America, Helping, Trouble

President Obama's news conference on the Affordable Care Act, www.washingtonpost.com. November 14, 2013.

For the world has changed, and we must change with it

World, Changed

First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

Assault weapons ban reintroduced.

Assault Weapons, Bans, Weapons

Second Presidential Debate, www.npr.org. October 16, 2012.

Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs are not dismissive of civil liberties. The challenge is getting the details right, and that's not simple.

Simple, Nsa, Challenges

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

Effective immediately, we will only pursue phone calls that are two steps removed from a number associated with a terrorist organization instead of three.

Phones, Nsa, Organization

"Obama Outlines 'New Approach' For Phone-Data Program". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. January 17, 2014.

US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific security requirements: counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, cybersecurity, force protection for our troops and allies, and combating transnational crime, including sanctions evasion.

Agency, Nsa, Data

In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've become accustomed to the title of Military Superpower, forgetting the qualities that got us there. We've become accustomed to our economic dominance in the world, forgetting that it wasn't reckless deals and get rich quick schemes that got us where we are, but hard work and smart ideas, quality products and wise investments.

Wise, Military, Smart

That is the American story. People, just like you, following their passions, determined to meet the times on their own terms. They weren't doing it for the money. Their titles weren't fancy. But they changed the course of history and so can you.

Passion, America, People

What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a smarter and better government.

Government, Needs, Asking

University of Michigan Commencement Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2010.

If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.

Country, People, Political

University of Michigan Commencement Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2010.

The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing.

Motivational, Success, Leadership

We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward.

Moving, Negative, Hours

In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, I know the world also took notice of the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri - where a young man was killed, and a community was divided. So yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions.

Summer, Men, Europe

"Networks Dodge Obama Linking ISIS Terror, Unrest in Ukraine to Events in Ferguson". www.newsbusters.org. September 24, 2014.

In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.

Real, Mean, Past

A More Perfect Union, delivered 18 March 2008, Philadelphia, PA

No one is exempt from the call to find common ground.

Common, Common Ground

Barack Obama (2007). “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”, p.68, Canongate Books

One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. I have never suggested that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. I have not suggested it because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. Now, it's time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country.

Country, Believe, Ambition

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.

Creativity, Responsibility, Thinking

And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot. But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.

Positive, Recovery, Impact

Barack Obama's Remarks on the Economy in Fremont, California, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 26, 2010.