1,050 Quotes by Barack Obama

I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable sources of energy like solar power, wind power and advanced biofuels.

Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, and our votes have been counted.

You know, in college, I smoked a little pot, did a little blow.

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

Now we’re in the midst of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change – we’re doing the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of delivering change – inch by inch, day by day.

The best education I received was working with people in the community on a grassroots basis. Because what it taught me was that ordinary people, when they are working together can do extraordinary things.

We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.

No matter how much you’ve done, or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, more to learn, more to achieve.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.