1,050 Quotes by Barack Obama

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

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.

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.

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.

What's your name, sweetie? You look so pretty, ... You made this heart, and you decided to give it to Bill Clinton, didn't you?

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.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.