Barack Obama Quotes About Vision

• Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future. I loved Spock.

  Barack Obama

  Stars, Optimistic, Humanity

  White House Archived @ObamaWhiteHouse, twitter.com. February 27, 2015.

• This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Ocean, Future

  Address to the People of Berlin, delivered 24 July 2008, Victory Column

• Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future. I loved Spock.

  Barack Obama

  Art, Stars, Optimistic

  Barack Obama's Statment on the Passing of Leonard Nimoy, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 27, 2015.

• It's not just enough to change the players. We've gotta change the game.

  Barack Obama

  Player, Games, Vision

• On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Hope, Country

  "Obama: 'Fear' drives voters" by Carol E.Lee, www.politico.com. October 16, 2010.

• 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.

• I think it's very important to remember that so much of the work that gets done between countries is not done at the level of presidents, but is done within various agencies, whether it's law enforcement or economic ministries. And when they establish relationships and systems of communications and shared projects and shared visions, those structures continue even after any particular president is gone. It builds trust and understanding between countries that are critically important.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Communication, Thinking

  Source: time.com

• Even as we do all that's necessary to ensure Israel's security, even as we are clear-eyed about the difficult challenges before us, and even as we pledge to stand by Israel through whatever tough days lie ahead, I hope we do not give up on that vision of peace. For if history teaches us anything, if the story of Israel teaches us anything, it is that with courage and resolve, progress is possible. Peace is possible.

  Barack Obama

  Giving Up, Lying, Israel

  Remarks by the President at the AIPAC Policy Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 22, 2011.

• For in Asia and around the world, India is not simply emerging; India has already emerged. And it is my firm belief that the relationship between the United States and India - bound by our shared interests and values - will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century. This is the partnership I have come here to build. This is the vision that our nations can realise together.

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Vision, Together

• We've got to be able to distinguish between dangerous individuals who need to be incapacitated and incarcerated versus young people who are in an environment in which they are adapting, but if given different opportunities, a different vision of life, could be thriving the way we are. That's what strikes me. There but for the grace of God. And that, I think, is something that we all have to think about.

  Barack Obama

  Life, Opportunity, Thinking

  "The War on Drugs is a War on Minorities: Former El Reno Prison Inmate Freed by Obama Speaks Out". "Democracy Now!" with Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. July 17, 2015.

• This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with the experience of most people.

  Barack Obama

  Ideas, America, People

  "Obama: Trump's speech 'doesn't really jibe' with facts". www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2016.

• My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, Eye, Vision

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• I think that what is always true when you run against an incumbent president is, is that you end up talking more about that president's record than your vision for the future, and I think that the Democrats do have to present a proactive agenda and vision for the country and not simply run against something if they're going to be successful.

  Barack Obama

  Running, Country, Successful

  Source: www.msnbc.com

• I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, People, Vision

  "60 Minutes" with Steve Kroft, www.foxnews.com. September 24, 2012.

• After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic.

  Barack Obama

  America, Vision, Election

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

• 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

  Simple, Organization, Vision

  Barack Obama's speech on ISIL, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 10, 2014.

• We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that one indispensable nation. Because we're taking care of our own people, because our economy is strong and our middle class is growing, and people feel like hard work is rewarded, and we are continuing to expand opportunity and diversity and tolerance and respect.

  Barack Obama

  Strong, Hard Work, Opportunity

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• [Donald Trump] is in the process of building up an organization. And well, we'll have to see how that works. And it'll be a test, I think, for him and the people that he's designated to be able to execute on his vision.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, Building Up, Organization

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

• It's important to listen to what scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient

  Barack Obama

  Future, Vision, Important

• The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed up, I think, in two words - realistic idealism.

  Barack Obama

  Thinking, Two, Vision

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• My greatest hope is to be able to pass the same dreams and hopes and vision that I've been able to enjoy in my life, on to the next generation. Not just for my children - because with a mother like Michelle, my kids are going to be great - but for all children. There are too many children in this country for whom the American dream is so distant and the odds against them are so daunting.

  Barack Obama

  Mother, Dream, Country

  Source: www.oprah.com

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