The Best Barack Obama quotes

You work with what you got. — Barack Obama

If you work hard. And are responsible. You should be rewarded. — Barack Obama

Democracy is hard work. — Barack Obama

We’ve got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy. — Barack Obama

A brighter future is ours to write. Let’s begin this new chapter – together – and let’s start the work right now. — Barack Obama

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. — Barack Obama

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works. — Barack Obama

We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few. — Barack Obama

We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect. — Barack Obama

When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new. — Barack Obama

I can’t really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts. — Barack Obama

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. — Barack Obama

Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined. — Barack Obama

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.’b — Barack Obama

You Can’t Rest on Your Laurels. Your Own Body of Work Is Yet to Come. — Barack Obama

I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together. — Barack Obama

Women deserve equal pay for equal work. — Barack Obama

We are not a nation that says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ We are a nation that says ‘out of many, we are one.’ — Barack Obama

No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. — Barack Obama

A nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. — Barack Obama

A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself. — Barack Obama

I want to make sure that we, as a nation, stay unified because that’s how we’re going to achieve our missions. — Barack Obama

We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation. — Barack Obama

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. — Barack Obama

Nations are more successful when their women are successful. — Barack Obama

America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a strong America. — Barack Obama

Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation. — Barack Obama

We are a nation of laws. — Barack Obama

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

The United States believes that every nation should respect international law, including in the South China Sea. — Barack Obama

And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it. — Barack Obama

The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. — Barack Obama

That’s the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want. — Barack Obama

I’m the President, but he’s The Boss. — Barack Obama

As president of the United States, I don’t bluff. — Barack Obama

I’m the president of the United States. I’m not the emperor of the United States. — Barack Obama

Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be president. — Barack Obama

You have to have a strong team around you [being a president]. — Barack Obama

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

It’s one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don’t think about until you get here. — Barack Obama

A sportswriter once referred to him as our future president. With a name like Kevin, I don’t know whether that’s possible. — Barack Obama

It’s very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals. — Barack Obama

My God, Donald Trump is unfit! He’s ill–tempered, he’s unsuited, he is not qualified, he’s unsuited to be president. — Barack Obama

My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it’s not politically convenient. — Barack Obama

Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited. — Barack Obama

The first thing I’d do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. — Barack Obama

I don’t want ever to be a president who is comfortable and at ease with killing people. — Barack Obama

I don’t want to pit Red America against Blue America. I want to be President of the United States of America. — Barack Obama

I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution. — Barack Obama

The world is less violent than it has ever been. — Barack Obama

The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. — Barack Obama

I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people. — Barack Obama

My hope is that more and more investors around the world see an opportunity to do business in Greece. — Barack Obama

There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life. — Barack Obama

America must always lead on the world stage. — Barack Obama

The dollar is the reserve currency of the world. — Barack Obama

If you go out and make some things happen, you will fill the world with hope. — Barack Obama

I’m convinced that a world in which girls are educated is a safer, more stable, more prosperous place. — Barack Obama

We will extend our arms to you[world] if you unclench your fists. — Barack Obama

If Iran cheats, the world will know it. — Barack Obama

The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we’re asked to be the sheriff. — Barack Obama

We now live in a world where the most valuable skill you can sell is knowledge. — Barack Obama

The world is complicated and full of grays, but there’s still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama

In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world. — Barack Obama

We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us. — Barack Obama

Ultimately, I remain optimistic about not just America’s future, but the direction that the world is growing. — Barack Obama

Jesus Christ is the LORD. I believe in that. — Barack Obama

I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. — Barack Obama

I do not believe being gay or lesbian is a choice. — Barack Obama

I don’t believe people should to be able to own guns. — Barack Obama

We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. — Barack Obama

I will continue to believe that Israel’s security is paramount. — Barack Obama

I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don’t matter if people don’t hear them. — Barack Obama

I believe it`s important to be open and honest, especially with your friends. — Barack Obama

Where there is no experience, I believe the wise man is silent. — Barack Obama

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe. — Barack Obama

I believe in returning the nation’s wealth to its rightful owners. — Barack Obama

I’m an old–fashioned guy. I believe in the Enlightenment, and reason, and logic, and you know, facts. — Barack Obama

I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done. — Barack Obama

I believe when women succeed America succeeds! — Barack Obama

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. — Barack Obama

I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources. — Barack Obama

I very much believe in reforming the tax system. — Barack Obama

Maybe at the same time as I’m more confident today, I’m also more humble. — Barack Obama

America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page of the policies of the past. — Barack Obama

I always tell my staff, ‘Better is good.’ I’ll take better every time, because better is hard. — Barack Obama

People of Berlin–people of the world–this is our moment. This is our time. — Barack Obama

I like my quiet time. There is a writer’s sensibility in me sometimes, where I step back. — Barack Obama

We are at a time in our country’s history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language. — Barack Obama

I’ve been saying for years, we’re gonna have to spend a lot more time on cyber security. — Barack Obama

America, now is not the time for small plans. — Barack Obama

There wasn’t a time where I felt fearful that I couldn’t make the best decisions possible. — Barack Obama

I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and––and rational argument. — Barack Obama

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. — Barack Obama

You now have the potential of 200 people deciding who ends up being elected president every single time. — Barack Obama

Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror. — Barack Obama

I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on. — Barack Obama

It’s time to put country ahead of party. It’s time to put the next generation ahead of the next election. — Barack Obama

We live in a complex world and at a challenging time. — Barack Obama

Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges. — Barack Obama

I think that most Americans don’t resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves. — Barack Obama

I’m going to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great. — Barack Obama

My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe. — Barack Obama

The American people are going to have a good choice. — Barack Obama

I’d like to think that ‘President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people. — Barack Obama

As progressives we believe in affordable health care for all Americans. — Barack Obama

I’m named Barack Hussein Obama. I’m African–­American. — Barack Obama

Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar. — Barack Obama

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. — Barack Obama

I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans–who are just as patriotic as we are. — Barack Obama

Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism. — Barack Obama

If we’re trying to protect the American public, we should not put in place a travel ban. — Barack Obama

Those aren’t the kinds of folks who represent our core American values. — Barack Obama

The Americans] believe in the idea that Jamal and Johnny should be treated equally. — Barack Obama

American leadership is not simply a matter of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves. — Barack Obama

Will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy. — Barack Obama

My abiding faith in the American people is undiminished. That’s still what drives me every single day. — Barack Obama

If it is orderly and lawful, immigration is good for our economy. — Barack Obama

Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy. — Barack Obama

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability. — Barack Obama

What drags down our entire economy is when there’s an ever–widening chasm between the ultra–rich and everybody else. — Barack Obama

It’s not a choice between our environment and our economy; it’s a choice between prosperity and decline. — Barack Obama

Young people] are much less likely to express attitudes that defied us between us and them. They see themselves as part of a global economy that they can navigate successfully. — Barack Obama

In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity–it is a prerequisite. — Barack Obama

Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy, particularly coming off a huge economic crisis. — Barack Obama

After a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. — Barack Obama

You can’t entirely compare between the United States and Greece for a range of reasons, not just because of the size of the economy. — Barack Obama

We can lose so much of what we’ve gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market–based economies and prosperity that we’ve come to take for granted. — Barack Obama

We’ve got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas. — Barack Obama

In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it’s not even possible. — Barack Obama

A low–carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come. — Barack Obama

I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors. — Barack Obama

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth. — Barack Obama