Quotes by Barack Obama (Page 2)

We remember the Americans who put country above self, and set personal grievances aside for the greater good. We remember the Americans who held this country together during its most difficult hours; who put aside pride and party to form a more perfect union.

How can we ask a student to pay more for college before we ask hedge fund managers to stop paying taxes at a lower rate than their secretaries? How can we slash funding for education and clean energy before we ask people like me to give up tax breaks we don't need and didn't ask for?

Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

America can't do this alone.

Yes, we can.

What I always say is that Hip-Hop is not just a mirror of what is. It should also be a reflection of what can be.

Even in the NBA Finals, J.J. Barea inspired all of us with those drives to the hoop.

And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda's terror: Justice has been done.

On that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, "Huh. It works. It makes sense."