Barack Obama Quotes - Page 69

• If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.

  Barack Obama

  Teacher, Successful, Lines

  Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 13, 2012.

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• I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Heart, Men

  FaceBook post by Barack Obama from Aug 25, 2012

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• We will respond to the threat of climate change

  Barack Obama

  Climate, Threat, Inauguration

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

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• Let's face it, I like Stanford grads. I'd always hear about this campus, and everybody is riding bikes, and people hopping into fountains.

  Barack Obama

  People, Riding, Faces

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• There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.

  Barack Obama

  Destiny, America, Moments

  Twitter post from Mar 07, 2015

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• Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008.

  Barack Obama

  Three, Week, Online

  Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

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• And if that child should ever get the chance to travel the world and someone should ask her where is she from, we believe that she should always be able to hold her head high with pride in her voice when she answers, "I am an American." That is the course we seek. That is the change we are calling for.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Believe, Pride

  Barack Obama's speech to supporters, www.nytimes.com. March 4, 2008.

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• Let's not play games. I was suggesting - you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.

  Barack Obama

  Muslim Faith, Games, Play

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• I do love the Waldorf-Astoria, though. You know, I hear that from the doorstep you can see all the way to the Russian tea room.

  Barack Obama

  Tea, Way, Rooms

  "The Rachel Maddow Show", www.msnbc.com. October 16, 2008.

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• Who is Barack Obama? Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father Jor-El to save the Planet Earth. Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually Swahili for 'That One.' And I got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn't think I'd ever run for president. If I had to name my greatest strength, I guess it would be my humility. Greatest weakness, it's possible that I'm a little too awesome.

  Barack Obama

  Running, Father, Humility

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• Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he's president that he'll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys network in Washington.' Now I'm not making this up. This is somebody who's been in Congress for twenty-six years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he's the one who's gonna' to take on the old boys network. The old boys network? In the McCain campaign that's called a staff meeting. Come, on!

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Boys, Years

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• They say I need to be seasoned; they say I need to be stewed. They say, 'We need to boil all the hope out of him -- like us -- and then he'll be ready.'

  Barack Obama

  Needs, Ready

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• I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself. I'm not going to change who I am just because it's Halloween.

  Barack Obama

  Halloween, Who I Am, Being Myself

  "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. May 1, 2011.

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• I don't want to be invited to the family hunting party.

  Barack Obama

  Party, Hunting, Want

  "Obama On Cousin Cheney: “I Don’t Want To Be Invited To The Family Hunting Party”". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2007.

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• I would have to investigate more of Bill's dancing abilities, you know, and some of this other stuff before I accurately judge whether he was in fact a brother.

  Barack Obama

  Brother, Dancing, Judging

  "Did I say that?" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. August 23, 2008.

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• Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.

  Barack Obama

  Hurt, Brother, Fall

  Democratic National Convention Presidential Nomination Acceptance, delivered 28 August 2008, INVESCO Field at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

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• You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq.

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  Country, Iraq, Defeat

  Barack Obama (2008). “Yes, We Can”, p.78, BoD – Books on Demand

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• The government can't solve every problem, but an enlightened government can make sure that people can work hard for their dreams and achieve them.

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  Dream, Hard Work, Government

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• You know, when I made a series of overtures to the Republicans, going over to meet with both Republican caucuses, you know, putting three Republicans in my cabinet -- something that is unprecedented -- making sure that they were invited here to the White House to talk about the economic recovery plan, all those were not designed simply to get some short-term votes. They were designed to try to build up some trust over time. And I think that, as I continue to make these overtures, over time, hopefully that will be reciprocated.

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  Recovery, Thinking, White

  First Presidential Prime Time Press Conference, delivered 9 February 2009

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• Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded, then, is a return to these truths.

  Barack Obama

  Loyalty, Honesty, Hard Work

  First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009

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• A mother deserves a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship - and you know what, a father does, too. It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a 'Mad Men' episode.

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  Running, Mother, Children

  Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

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• America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kid a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger.

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  Mom, Jobs, Kids

  "Obama to Immigration Activists: 'No Force On Earth Can Stop Us'" by Ian Schwartz, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 2, 2014.

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• Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy.

  Barack Obama

  America, Politics, Climate

  Remarks by the President at Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience Meeting, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 16, 2014.

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• The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.

  Barack Obama

  America, Long, Politics

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

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• In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for us to spend $4 billion subsidizing an oil industry that's mature and very profitable. We should be using that money to finance clean energy of the future.

  Barack Obama

  Oil, Politics, Energy

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