1,050 Quotes by Barack Obama

What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an idea— that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.

Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

We should foster a culture in which people’s private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected.

We too often let the material things serve as indicators that we're doing well, even though something inside us tells us that were not doing our best. That we are avoiding that which is hard, but also necessary. That we are shrinking from rather than rising to the challenges of the age.

A relentless focus on the outward markers of success can lead to complacency. It can make you lazy.

Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.