Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president of the United States.
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| Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. ― Barack Obama |
Here Is A Collection Of Barack Obama Most Inspiring Quotes: Barack Obama Quotes About Education, Success, and Leadership. Obama Wise Sayings. Quotes And Sayings On Life, Love, Hope and Future By Barack Obama.
Barack Obama Quotes and Sayings
Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Yes We Can!
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
We are the change we have been waiting for.
We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't use it. Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.
What I've realized is that life doesn't count for much unless you're willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.
The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.
It's important to make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.
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| You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. ― Barack Obama |
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.
Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
Enthusiasm makes up for a host of deficiencies.
Why can't I just eat my waffle?
While we breathe, we will hope.
Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.
You can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.
You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.
No one is pro-abortion.
A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.
Focusing 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.
I think perhaps education doesn't do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.
You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid.
We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.
It's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
Change is never easy, but always possible.
Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
There is no excuse for not trying.
What Washington Needs is Adult Supervision.
To be known. To be heard. To have one's unique identity recognized and seen as worthy. It was a universal human desire, I thought, as true for nations and peoples as it was for individuals.
The truth is, I've never been a big believer in destiny. I worry that it encourages resignation in the down-and-out and complacency among the powerful.
Each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness. No one deserves to be bullied.
Each path to knowledge involves different rules and these rules are not interchangeable.
Let me tell your something. I'm from Chicago. I don't break.
I'd met my share of highly credentialed, high-IQ morons.
My little girls can break my heart. They can make me cry just looking at them eating their string beans.
I've got daughters. Nine years old and six years old. First of all, I'm gonna teach them about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them PUNISHED with a baby.
We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.
Either grab a drink and sit down with us or get the fuck out of here.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
Where there is no experience the wise man is silent.
The best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
America is big enough to accommodate all their dreams.
This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it.
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.
A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
It is that courage that Africa most desperately needs.
We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.
Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
When times get tough, we don't give up. We get up.
Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.
Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don't settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.
When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk.
If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.
We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and to learn something new.
Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.
No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
Over time I've trained myself to take the long view, about how important it is to stay focused on your goals rather than getting hung up on the daily ups and downs.
Hope – Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!
Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still...
Persevere. Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
Leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.
If you want to know what your values are right now, look at where you're putting your time, your money and your energy.
What we do echoes through the generations.
Put yourself out there, take a risk, imagine a better future and help make it real because the world is counting on you.
We have always understood that when times change, so must we.
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