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Nobody cares how tough your upbringing was. Nobody cares if you suffered some discrimination.
I think [ chief organizer of the Democratic Party ] it's something that I have an interest in.
But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.
We start this new year in the midst of an economic crisis unlike we have seen in our lifetime.
You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
If there's even one thing we can do - even one life we can save - we have an obligation to try
What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."
It is easy to get to a higher number when you are not asking anything difficult from yourself.
I always tell my staff, "Better is good." I'll take better every time, because better is hard.
The United States has been a Pacific nation for over two centuries. That's not going to change.
I just want people to know the facts and science and the information... measles is preventable.
In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened.
Government without a tough and vibrant media is not an option for the United States of America.
The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump.
The Cuban people must know that they have a friend and partner in the United States of America.
This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change.
Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change.
The framers, in their wisdom, designed the [political] system so that power's pretty disbursed.
It is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself.
Medicare in particular, will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program.
The truth of the matter is that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community.
As we look forward to the New Year, let's resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.
We are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.
There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.
Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat.
I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months.
Even limited military actions end up carrying with them great costs and unintended consequences.
I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat cat bankers on Wall Street.
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
I refuse to give in to the notion that the American people can't handle complicated information.
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.
It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy
The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.
If we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well
The interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart.
I'm not a particularly ideological person. There's things, some values I feel passionately about.
Turns out I'm really good at killing people. Didn't know that was gonna be a strong suit of mine.
I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed
The map isn't always the territory, and you have to kind of walk through it to get a feel for it.
This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.
A little reminder to those who don't back Obama and gay marriage. It's probably cause you're gay.
What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth.
Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.
I look forward to teaching the occasional class, 'cause I was a professor. And I had fun doing it.
Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness
There's just a whole different attitude and vibe when you're not in power as when you're in power.
The cyber world is sort of the Wild, Wild West, and to some degree, we're asked to be the sheriff.
There are gonna be a core set of values that shouldn't be up for debate. Should be our north star.