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What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to

What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.

Barack Obama
Jobs, Believe, Gay
Interview, www.weeklystandard.com. 2004.

You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.

Barack Obama
Education, Opportunity, Class
Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high, people who have jobs see their incomes go up, businesses make big profits. But they're learned to do more with less, and so they don't hire.

Barack Obama
Jobs, New Normal, People
"CBS 'Early Show' Touted Softest Part of Obama '60 Minutes' Interview, Ignored Tough Questions". Interview with Steve Kroft, www.mrc.org. November 7, 2010.

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to figure out how do we address some of the structural problems in the economy that have prevented more Googles from being created.

Barack Obama
Years, Two, Google
"Remarks by the President at a DNC Dinner in Palo Alto, California". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 21, 2010.

Now you have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.

Barack Obama
Jobs, America, Giving
Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

Barack Obama
Stars, War, Patriotic
2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith - something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.

Barack Obama
Thinking, Long, Effort
"Muslim Americans Weigh In On 2008 Campaign". Interview with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. October 28, 2008.

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund - managed by an independent third party - to help all those whose lives have been turned upside down by the spill.

Barack Obama
Moving On, Party, Independent

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.

Barack Obama
Dream, Yes We Can, America
FaceBook post by Barack Obama from Feb 29, 2012

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant. We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Barack Obama
Reality, Offering, Voice
Barack Obama’s New Hampshire Primary Speech, www.nytimes.com. January 08, 2008.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

Barack Obama
Block, America, Government
President-Elect Victory Speech, delivered 4 November 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

It was as if he had come to mistrust words somehow. Words, and the sentiments words carried.

Barack Obama
Mistrust, Sentiments, Ifs
Barack Obama (2007). “Dreams From My Father”, p.43, Canongate Books

And that, I suppose, is what I'd been trying to tell my mother that day: that her faith in justice and rationality was misplaced, that we couldn't overcome after all, that all the education and good intentions in the world couldn't help you plug up the holes in the universe or give you the power to change its blind, mindless course.

Barack Obama
Mother, Giving, Justice
Barack Obama (2007). “Dreams From My Father”, p.96, Canongate Books

We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself.

Barack Obama
Believe, Common Humanity, Hatred
First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home. And what we can now do is free up some resources, to, for example, put Americans back to work, especially our veterans, rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our schools, making sure that, you know, our veterans are getting the care that they need when it comes to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, making sure that the certifications that they need for good jobs of the future are in place.

Barack Obama
Jobs, War, Stress
Source: genius.com

If you can look back and say, "The economy's better. Our security's better. The environment's better. Our kids' education is better," if you can say that you've made things better, then considering all the challenges out there, you should feel good. But I'm the first to acknowledge that I did not crack the code in terms of reducing this partisan fever.

Barack Obama
Kids, Feel Good, Challenges
Source: www.cbsnews.com

I would have I think made a bigger mistake if I had said, "Eh, chemical weapons. That doesn't really change my calculus." I think it was important for me as president of the United States to send a message that in fact there is something different about chemical weapons [in Syria].

Barack Obama
Mistake, Thinking, Important
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Michelle [Obama] never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she's thrived as a first lady, but it's not her preference.

Barack Obama
Mean, Firsts, Preference
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Like Joe Biden and so many other Americans, I've lost people I love deeply to cancer. I've heard often from those whose loved ones are suffering from Alzheimer's, addiction, and other debilitating diseases. Their heartbreak is real, and so we have a responsibility to respond with real solutions.

Barack Obama
Real, Cancer, Responsibility
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here.

Barack Obama
Thinking, Office, Steps
Source: abcnews.go.com

We have greater awareness of where we're falling short than we used to. Just take the example of community police relations.

Barack Obama
Fall, Community, Police
Source: abcnews.go.com

Well, I think that when you think about the challenges we face, these are challenges that require us to look forward and not backwards. When it comes to the economy I think we have to recognize that we are now in a global economy. And that the measure of our success is: how well are we training our workers? How well are we investing in the new energy economy?

Barack Obama
Thinking, Challenges, Training
Source: www.cbsnews.com

This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class.

Barack Obama
Country, Retirement, Home
"Obama evokes Roosevelt rhetoric". "The World Today with Eleanor Hall", www.abc.net.au. December 7, 2011.

I would say to people is, that investigation, as it has already been stated, is a marathon and not a sprint. But it is one of great concern to the American people. And so we're committed to keeping people informed.

Barack Obama
People, Marathon, Investigation
Source: www.nbcnews.com

Our focus on the investigation is really wide-ranging. And we can't limit it to just one point in time.

Barack Obama
Focus, Limits, Investigation
Source: www.nbcnews.com