KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Barack Obama Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Barack Obama

Showing 141-150 of 238 Quotes by Barack Obama

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Extended Fact Fame Little Longer Me Minutes Somewhat Surprising Than Wife 15 Minutes

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Been Corner Every Go Last Left Months Now Over States Think Traveled United United States I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Achieve Cannot Civilian Continue Force Got Just Military National National Security Objectives Only Order Our Powerful Rely Security Set Strong We Cannot

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Act Moral Moral Responsibility Nuclear Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapon Only Power Responsibility States United United States Used Weapon

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.

~Barack Obama

Topics: America Beings Common Competition Dignity Exclusive Human Human Beings Instead Islam Justice Need Overlap Principles Progress Share Tolerance

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Basic Bill Core Everybody Healthcare Just Now Principle Security Should Sign Some Soon

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Above Care Care Costs Costs Could Deficit Did Get Goal Going Health Health Care Health Care Costs Huge Important Important Thing Inflation Instead Just Level Made Maybe Most Most Important Thing Our Percent Progress Reducing Single Slightly Terms Thing Up Way Why Year

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Abroad Agents American Around Been Decades Denied Exploited Four Freedom He His Home Including Innocent Innocent People More Opponents People Ruled Than Tyrant Wealth Were Who World

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Allowed Along American Bridges Build Business Create Else Gave Got Happen Help Helped Invested Line Made Roads Some Somebody Successful System Thrive Unbelievable Were You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother's Keeper, I'm personally committed to changing both perception and reality.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Behind Both Brother Changing Color Committed Communities Fear Initiatives Keeper Left Like Many Men Objects Only Perception Personally Reality Seen Through Too Young Young Men

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 4th, 1961

Links

Quotes about Barack Obama Find Barack Obama on Amazon

Related Authors

John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Donald Trump
George Washington

Popular Authors

Honore De Balzac Noel Coward Charles Darwin Ulysses S. Grant Willie Nelson Nina Simone Will Smith Booker T. Washington

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Birthday Father's Day Graduation Great Nature Patience Thankful Time