Quotes by Office I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. Barack Obama office giving men I have great respect for both President Obama and the office that he holds Barack Obama office israel president I found this national debt doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office. Barack Obama debt office waiting Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. Barack Obama broken-promises cutting office When George Bush came into office, we had surpluses. And now we have half-a-trillion-dollar deficit annually. When George Bush came into office, our national debt was around $5 trillion. It's now over $10 trillion. We've almost doubled it. Barack Obama dollars money office One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around the world. Barack Obama office america years There's something about these steps [in Oval Office] and thinking about everybody who's walked here and all the business that's been done here. Barack Obama office steps thinking Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority. Barack Obama priorities iran office That sort of lack of awareness on the part of an activist about the constraints of our political system and the constraints on this office, I think, sometimes would leave me to mutter under my breath. Very rarely did I lose it publicly. Yeah, usually I'd just smile. Barack Obama political office thinking The conversations have been cordial. [Donald Trump] has been open to suggestions, and the main thing that I've tried to transmit is that there's a different between governing and campaigning, so that what he has to appreciate is as soon as you walk into this office after you've been sworn in, you're now in charge of the largest organization on Earth. Barack Obama appreciate office organization If you look at what happened, I came in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And unlike Franklin Delano Roosevelt who waited, well, didn't take office until about three years into the Great Depression, it was happening just as I was elected. Barack Obama three office years As I reflect back on what's worked for me in this [presidential] office it's been that I've gotten people who maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. Ironically, I've even gotten the other side that maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. Barack Obama office believe people I have never had to travel more than thirty seconds from home to office, and it's because of that that I've been able to maintain, really a family life that has nurtured and sustained me during this time [of presidency]. Barack Obama able office home When I turn over the keys to the president-elect, America will be much stronger than it was when I came into office. Barack Obama office keys america As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office. Barack Obama iran office long I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful. Barack Obama office kings thinking There are certain occupations - probably, most prominently, politics - where there would be a bias against somebody who's agnostic or atheist in running for office. Barack Obama office atheist running There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at night, or at least I do. But there are some times where you think you've made a decision, but during that walk, where you're announcing the decision, you've just got to make sure that, you're prepared to live with it, because as you know George, a lot of these decisions are not - the outcomes are uncertain. Barack Obama office night thinking China is both an adversary, but also a potential partner in the international community if it's following the rules. So my attitude coming into office was that we are going to insist that China plays by the same rules as everybody else. Barack Obama office play attitude One of the things you learn as president is, as powerful as this office is, you have limited bandwidth. And the time goes by really quickly and you're constantly making choices, and there are pressures on you from all different directions - pressures on your attention, not just pressures from different constituencies. And so you have to be pretty focused about where can you have the biggest, quickest impact. Barack Obama impact powerful office «4567891011121314»
