Barack Obama

Barack Obama Quotes

Barack Obama Quotes

“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.”
― Barack Obama

“I believe in (the American) people. I believe that people are more good than bad. I believe tragic things happen. I think there's evil in the world. But I think that at the end of the day if we work hard, and if we're true to those things in us that feel true and feel right, that, the world gets a little better each time. That's what this president is trying to be about. And I see that in young people I work with. This is not just drama-Obama. This is what I really believe.”
― Barack Obama

“The absence of even rough agreement on the facts puts every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards not those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop.”
― Barack Obama

“If people can learn to hate they can learn to love.”
― Barack Obama

“It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or who you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you're willing to try.”
― Barack Obama

“The 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.”
― Barack Obama

“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.”
 ― Barack Obama

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

 ― Barack Obama

“My advisors were a little worried about the new rap entrance music – they’re a little more traditional. They suggested I start with some jokes at my own expense – just to take myself down a peg. I was like, “guys, guys, after four and a half years, how many pegs are there left?”.”
― Barack Obama

“What we need in Washington is not more political tactics – we need more good ideas.”
― Barack Obama

“Those who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can… that’s why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction… the American people’s hopes and dreams are what matters, not ours.”
― Barack Obama

“Hope is the bedrock of this nation; the belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us.”
― Barack Obama

“Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.”
― Barack Obama

“Focussing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
― Barack Obama