Barack Obama Quotes - Page 75

• My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And ... she's not somebody who looks to the limelight, or even is wild about me being in politics. And that's a good reality check on me. When I go home, she wants me to be a good father and a good husband. And everything else is secondary to that.

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  Family, Marriage, Husband

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• The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds of friendship between the U.S. and Israel remain as strong and unshakeable as ever.

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  Country, Strong, Israel

  Barack Obama's Statement on the 61st Anniversary of Israel's Independence, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 28, 2009.

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• The American people and the Israeli peoples share a faith in the future and believe that democracies can shape their own destinies and that opportunities should be available to all. Throughout its own extraordinary history, Israel has given life to that promise.

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  Believe, Opportunity, Destiny

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• [America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.

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  Israel, America, Presidential

  Fourth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 12 February 2013, Washington, D.C.

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• If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

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  Presidential, Matter, Able

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• If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen because this will affect you. The idea, which was originally presented by Congressman Ryan, your running mate, is that we would give a voucher to seniors and they could go out in the private marketplace and buy their own health insurance.

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  Senior, Running, Ideas

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• The problem is that because the voucher wouldn't necessarily keep up with health care inflation, it was estimated that this would cost the average senior about $6,000 a year.

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  Senior, Average, Years

  "The First presidential debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, in Denver". www.npr.org. October 3, 2012.

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• I'm here with the Girardo family here in St. Louis.

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  "Democratic convention: Denver Diary day two" by Alex Spillius, www.telegraph.co.uk. August 26, 2008.

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• This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.

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  Lasts, Election, Flexibility

  "The Real Story Behind the Obama-Medvedev Hot-Mic Moment" by David Corn, www.motherjones.com. March 27, 2012.

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• What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying 'Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues, and when I listen to my wife, that's what I'm hearing.' Guess what? His wife has actually never worked a day in her life.

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  Running, Country, Stupid

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• It probably wouldn't be good for our economy for a bunch of these jobs to come back because, there's no way that people could be getting paid a living wage on some of these jobs - at least in order to be competitive in an international setting.

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  Jobs, Order, People

  Remarks by the President at "Open for Questions" Town Hall, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. March 26, 2009.

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• And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best Vice President I could ever hope for.

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  President, Vices, Biden

  Barack Obama's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 6, 2012.

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• Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

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  Strong, Needs, Institutions

  Barack Obama's speech to the Ghanaian Parliament at Accra International Conference Center in Accra, Ghana, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 11, 2009.

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• There is enough oil out there for world demand. It is true that a lot of what's driving oil prices up right now is not the lack of supply. There's enough supply.

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  Oil, World, Demand

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• A relentless focus on the outward markers of success can lead to complacency. It can make you lazy.

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  Funny Graduation, Focus, Lazy

  "The Best Advice From Obama’s Commencement Speeches As President" by Tyler Kingkade, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2016.

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• I don't think [pot] is more dangerous than alcohol.

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  Weed, Marijuana, Thinking

  "Going the Distance" by David Remnick, www.newyorker.com. January 27, 2014.

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• You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

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  Dimes, Increase, Taxes

  "Without evidence, Wash. Times claimed Obama "reneged" on campaign promises" by Nathan Tabak, www.mediamatters.org. April 8, 2009.

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• Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years in bad programs....That's why I'm issuing a challenge to our states: Develop a cutting-edge plan to raise the quality of your early learning programs; show us how you'll work to ensure that children are better prepared for success by the time they enter kindergarten. If you do, we will support you with an Early Learning Challenge Grant that I call on Congress to enact.

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  Children, Cutting, Years

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• That's what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large and small that add up over time, over a lifetime to a lasting legacy. It's about not being satisfied with the latest achievement, the latest gold star, because the one thing I know about a body of work is that it's never finished. It's cumulative. It deepens and expands with each day you give your best. You may have setbacks and you may have failures, but you're not done.

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  Stars, Giving, Choices

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

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  Health, Earth, Ruins

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

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

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  Health, Decision, Should

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

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• 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.

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  Believe, Heart, Gun

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

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• 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.

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  Motivation, Trying, Lows

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

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  Marijuana, Justice, Use

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• We won't apologise for our way of life, nor will we weaver in its defence, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken, you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

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  Broken, Stronger, Way

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