Barack Obama Quotes - Page 16

• I would say of all the things that have happened during the course of my presidency the knowledge that you have hundreds of thousands of people who have been killed, millions who have been displaced, [makes me] ask myself what might I have done differently along the course of the last five, six years.

  Barack Obama

  Years, People, Done

  Source: www.vanityfair.com

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• We cannot allow internet service providers to restrict the best access or to pick winners and losers in the online marketplace for services and ideas.

  Barack Obama

  Ideas, Loser, Winner

  "Net-neutrality nerds, angry telecoms and Ted Cruz: Obama 'picked a fight' - but will he win?" by Matt Sullivan, Katherine Krueger, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2014.

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• Right now I would rank Norway as the largest country in the world, I have never seen anything like it

  Barack Obama

  Country, World, Norway

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• Enforcement priorities developed by my administration are not affected by this ruling. This means that the people who might have benefited from the expanded deferred action policies, long-term residents raising children who are Americans or legal residents, they will remain low priorities for enforcement, as long as you have not committed a crime, our limited immigration enforcement resources are not focused on you.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Mean, Long

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less an argument about what is practically achievable and sometimes maybe more an argument of "We want society to see what's happened, and internalize it, and answer it in demonstrable ways." And those impulses I very much understand.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, Race, Answers

  Source: www.theatlantic.com

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• Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.

  Barack Obama

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• I actually believe in redistribution (of wealth)

  Barack Obama

  Believe, Wealth, Redistribution Of Wealth

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• Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Believe, Israel

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

  Barack Obama

  War, America, Mind Blowing

  Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

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• And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.

  Barack Obama

  Lying, Struggle, White

  Second Presidential Election Victory Speech, delivered 7 November 2012, McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois

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• It is that promise that has always set this country apart-that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.

  Barack Obama

  Dream, Country, Hard Work

  FaceBook post by Barack Obama from Mar 01, 2012

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• Never give up on your dreams.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Dream, Giving Up

  Twitter post from Sep 2, 2013

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• The truth is that America has been closely divided politically for quite some time. That was reflected in some of the challenges I had with the Republican Congress.

  Barack Obama

  America, Challenges, Republican

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Pot had helped, and booze, maybe a little blow when you could afford it.

  Barack Obama

  Blow, Littles, Pot

  Barack Obama (2007). “Dreams From My Father”, p.93, Canongate Books

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• I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in my public life.

  Barack Obama

  Sarcastic, Thinking, Assessment

  Source: www.vanityfair.com

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• It was unknowable then, but so much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic, came down to the battle for a slice of beach only six miles long and two miles wide.

  Barack Obama

  Beach, Sacrifice, Long

  "Obama on D-Day: 'The Evil We Faced Had to Be Stopped'" by Karen Travers, Jake Tapper, Sunlen Miller, abcnews.go.com. June 6, 2009.

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• I think that Canada is one of the most impressive countries in the world, the way it has managed a diverse population, a migrant economy. The natural beauty of Canada is extraordinary. Obviously there is enormous kinship between the United States and Canada, and the ties that bind our two countries together are things that are very important to us.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, Two

  Interview with Peter Mansbridge, www.cbc.ca. February 17, 2009.

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• The United States is doing our part by increasing the number of refugees we resettle and I want again to commend Angela [Merkel], and more importantly, the German people for the extraordinary leadership and compassion that you have shown in the face of what I know is a very difficult challenge.

  Barack Obama

  Compassion, Numbers, People

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

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• I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit more so that we can invest in things like research and technology that are the key to a 21st century economy.

  Barack Obama

  Cutting, Technology, Keys

  Source: genius.com

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• I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.

  Barack Obama

  Responsibility, Fighting, Mind Blowing

  A New Beginning: Speech at Cairo University, delivered 4 June 2009, Cairo, Egypt

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• I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football.

  Barack Obama

  Football, Son, Thinking

  "Barack Obama Is Not Pleased". Interview with Franklin Foer, Chris Hughes, newrepublic.com. January 27, 2013.

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• And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together and solve challenges like health care, or education, or the need to find good jobs for every American.

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Jobs, Challenges

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

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• Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, War, Taken

  "Is It ISIS or ISIL? That Depends On Who You're Asking". Interview with Arun Rath, wvik.org. September 14, 2014.

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• It is time to do away with work place policies that belong in a Mad Men episode.

  Barack Obama

  Men, Mad, Episodes

  Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

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• Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out how to resource it.

  Barack Obama

  Decision, Safe, Firsts

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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