The best Quotes by Barack Obama

January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House

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.

Change Motivation

Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans learned to work together and trust each other less than three years after facing each other on the field of battle.

Germany Berlin

To Michelle - my love and life's partner and Malia and Sasha - whose dazzling light makes everything brighter.

A Promised Land

Michelle Obama Book Dedications & Preambles

These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.

White House Correspondents' Dinner 2013

Funny Politician Quotes

As tragic as these past few weeks have been, they offer an opportunity for us to all work together to tackle them, to take them on, to change America and make it live up to its highest ideals.

June 2020

Death of George Floyd

More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing.

May 2020

Coronavirus

I'm so proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States.

April 2020

Joe Biden US Elections

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money

So congratulations, again, to the Miami Heat. And now we are going to take a picture that makes me look very short.

January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House

Funny Politician Quotes Miami Heat

People of the world - look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one.

History 2008 German Unity Berlin

What makes you a man is not the ability to have a child - it's the courage to raise one.

Children & Childhood Courage Men

Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

(Inauguration Speech 2009)

Human Rights 2009

Congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs, MVP Patrick Mahomes, Coach Reid, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, Mecole Hardman, and the rest of the champs for another Lombardi Trophy. Grace under pressure.

February 2024, about the Chiefs' Super Bowl Win

Kansas City Chiefs 2024

"We have fewer ships than we had in 1916"? Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonetts. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them.

Weapons

I grew up in Hawaii. My love of the natural world began here.

Our Great National Parks - Season 1 Episode 1

Hawaii

Coming back - even if I have to wear a tie, which I very rarely do these days - gives me a chance to visit with some of the incredible people who serve the White House.

April 2022

Congratulations to my friends, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - our next President and Vice President of the United States.

November 2020

Joe Biden Kamala Harris US Elections

I never thought Donald Trump would embrace my vision or continue my policies but I did hope for the sake of the country that he might show some interest in taking the job seriously, but it hasn’t happened.

October 2020, Speech in Philadelphia

Donald Trump

I believe that Israel is rooted not just in history and tradition, but also in a simple and profound idea - the idea that people deserve to be free in a land of their own.

March 2013

Israel

There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.

The Last Dance - Episode 10

Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls

If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes.

Women's Rights

I have always been proud to have been born in Hawaii.

Hawaii

The United Kingdom is at its best, when it's helping to lead a strong Europe.

April 2016

England & Great Britain Brexit

More companies are moving to new stronger technologies to authenticate user identities, like biometrics. Because it's just too easy for hackers to figure out usernames and passwords, like "password" or 12345... 7. Those are some of my previous passwords. I've changed them since then.

(as President of the United States of America) - February 2015

Hackers

There may and likely will come a time in which we have both an airborne disease that is deadly. And in order for us to deal with that effectively, we have to put in place an infrastructure that allows us to see it quickly, isolate it quickly, respond to it quickly.

(as President of the United States of America) - December 2014

Coronavirus

There's a natural connection between me and DreamWorks. I don't know if you know this, but my ears were one of the inspirations for Shrek.

November 2013

Shrek

Leno: "What's this thing with Trump and you? I don't get it, it's like me and Letterman - what has he got against you?"
Obama: "This all dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya. We had constant run-ins on the soccer field."

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, October 2012

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I am told that the last three speakers here [Westminster Hall] have been the Pope, her Majesty the Queen and Nelson Mandela. Which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke.

May 2011

Nelson Mandela Queen Elizabeth II Funny Politician Quotes

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

Motivation Positive Quotes

BP will pay for the impact this spill has had on the region.

15.06.2010 - BP Oil Spill speech

2010 Oil

The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.

Future Motivation

Dear Mr. President -

Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for expanded prosperity and security during your tenure.

This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years.

First, we've both been blessed, in different ways, with great good fortune. Not everyone is so lucky. It's up to us to do everything we can (to) build more ladders of success for every child and family that's willing to work hard.

Second, American leadership in this world really is indispensable. It's up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that's expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend.

Third, we are just temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions -- like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties -- that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it's up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.

And finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. They'll get you through the inevitable rough patches.

Michelle and I wish you and Melania the very best as you embark on this great adventure, and know that we stand ready to help in any ways which we can. Good luck and Godspeed, BO

Brief an Donald Trump zur Amtseinführung

What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decided you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place. And we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo.

on how he stops his daughters from getting tattoos

Zach Galifianakis: "What is it like to be the last black president?"
Barack Obama: "Seriously? What's it like for this to be the last time, you'll ever talk to a president?"

Between Two Ferns

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From a child of the East to the leader of a free and united Germany. As I've said, Angela [Merkel] and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders. But the fact that we can stand here today, along the front-line where this city was divided, speaks to an eternal truth.

June 2013, speech at the Brandenburg Gate

A few of them were here a couple of years ago for a pickup game on my birthday. Now, I’m not trying to take all the credit, Coach, but I think that it’s clear that going up against me prepared them to take on Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. It sharpened their skills. It gave them the competitive edge that they needed. And I think part of the reason they came back today is they want another shot at the old guy.

January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House

We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.

Inauguration Speech, 21st January 2013

My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it - so long as we seize it together.

Inauguration Speech, 21st January 2013

USA 2013

Through blood drawn by lash and blood drawn by sword, we learned that no union founded on the principles of liberty and equality could survive half-slave and half-free.

Inauguration Speech, 21st January 2013

Freedom 19th Century

For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.

Inauguration Speech, 21st January 2013

Human Rights Freedom Democracy 2013

Elmo, you better make a run for it, Governor Romney is going to let Wall Street run wild again, but he's going to bring the hammer down on Sesame Street.

Mitt Romney Elmo Elmo Sesame Street 2012

We believe that a little girl who’s offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or a grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs.

acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, 06.09.2012

Steve Jobs College

What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values. We have to reclaim them.

SOTU Address 2012

USA 2012

Think about the America within our reach:
A country that leads the world in educating its people.
An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs.
A future where we're in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world.
An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.

SOTU Address 2012

USA Economy

For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq.

SOTU Address 2012

2012 Iraq

We just made history. All of this happened because you gave your time, talent and passion. All of this happened because of you. Thanks

first tweet after being elected as President

Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended.

am 21.10.2011

2011 Iraq

For the region, today's events prove once more, that the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end.

about Gaddafi's death

2011

Quotes about Barack Obama

At a pivotal time in my life, Barack Obama gave me hope that a boy who grew up like me could still achieve the most important of my dreams. For that, I'll miss him and the example he set.

J. D. Vance

How does President Obama like his coffee? Like himself? Weak?

Zach Galifianakis in Between Two Ferns

I can't believe nobody's even scared of a black guy anymore! Damn you, Obama!

Kurt McKenzie in Grown Ups - 2

Barack Obama makes me feel good to be a black man.

Snoop Dogg

I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.

Samuel L. Jackson

2008

President Obama is traveling around the country, proposing a stimulus bill that has already failed once. Instead of having an honest discussion about whether or not a plan that already failed once will fail again, the establishment would rather distract the American people with gossip.

Alveda King

We can be thankful President Barack Obama is taking aim at one of the prime causes of climate change and extreme weather: air pollution. The EPA's carbon pollution standards are the most significant step forward our country has ever taken to protect our health by addressing climate change.

Donna Brazile

I've just concluded - since President Obama endorses the same-sex marriage, advocates homosexual people, and enjoys an attractive countenance - thus if it becomes necessary, I shall travel to Washington, D.C., get down on my knee, and ask his hand.

Robert Mugabe

I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.

Samuel L. Jackson

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It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

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I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

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Massachusetts

Being president doesn’t change who you are; it reveals who you are.

Michelle Obama - August 2020, Democratic National Convention

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But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

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Arizona may be the only state in America where mothers don't tell their children that someday they can grow up and be president.

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Arizona

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