1,050 Quotes by Barack Obama

What we may think is funny or cute may end up being powerfully hurtful.

Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place feel at least as passionate, at least as mobilized and well-funded as the NRA and the gun manufacturers are because the politics in Congress are such where even members of Congress who know better are fearful if they vote their conscience and support common sense measures like background checks. they're worried they're going to lose.

I don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol.

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.

Can we see in each other a common humanity, a shared dignity, and recognize how our different experiences have shaped us?

Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.

From the earliest days of our founding, America has been the story of ordinary people who dare to dream. That's how we win the future.

Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.

What matters is how well we have loved.