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Barack Obama Quotes

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
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As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.
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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
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I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
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I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
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I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.
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I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
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I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.
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I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
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I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
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I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.
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If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.
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If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
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In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.
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Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
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My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks.
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My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.
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No one is pro-abortion.
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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.
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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.
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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
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We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
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We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.
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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
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We're not going to baby sit a civil war.
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What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Why can't I just eat my waffle?
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With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.
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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
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You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.
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