Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities that feel forgotten. That's going to be our most important strategy. And I think we can successfully do that. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama Hillary Clinton has been in politics for the same reason I am - because we can improve other people's lives by doing this work. Barack Obama clinton reason people Hillary Clinton possesses an extraordinary intelligence and a remarkable work ethic. I am proud that she will be our next secretary of state. Barack Obama work-ethic next proud State visits are often an opportunity for the United States to reaffirm our ties and friendship with our closest partners around the world. Barack Obama united-states ties opportunity We continue to urge China and other claimants to work constructively to resolve these disagreements, so that the South China Sea - which is so vital to the global economy - can be defined by commerce and cooperation. Barack Obama cooperation economy sea Write anything you want because we'll never be heard from again. Barack Obama heard want writing For me, Lincoln is like just a handful of people - a Gandhi, or a Picasso, or a Martin Luther King Jr. - who is an original and captures something essential. Barack Obama essentials kings people You could analyze me and say that my father leaving and being absent was a motivator for early ambition, trying to prove myself to this apparition who had vanished. You could argue that me being a mixed kid in a place where there weren't a lot of black kids around might have spurred on my ambitions. You could go through a whole litany of things that sparked me wanting to do something important. Barack Obama ambition father kids I think it's fair to say that my temperament is steady - and on the buoyant side. Barack Obama temperament sides thinking On the spectrum of successful politicians, I'm not introverted the way some have been. Barack Obama politician successful way I am a firm believer that you don't do anything significant by yourself. Again, maybe there are exceptions. There's the Picasso or the Mozart. Barack Obama firm significant believer There aren't a lot of situations where I look back and I say, The decision I actually made or the course we actually pursued was the wrong course. Barack Obama decision made looks We can make sure that people who don't have health insurance can buy into an insurance pool that gives them better bargaining power. Barack Obama pool giving people Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy, particularly coming off a huge economic crisis. Barack Obama issues care government I have no interest in increasing the size of government. I just want to make sure we have got a smart government that is regulating, for example, the financial institutions smartly, so I don't have to engage in any kind of bank bailouts. Barack Obama smart government example I want to make sure that as president of the United States that I'm not asserting in some way that my decisions overrule the decisions of prosecutors who are there to uphold the law. Barack Obama decision president law I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks. Barack Obama able people thinking I do think that when you go into red states, they're - so-called red states - I think they're troubled with certain excesses with respect to the Patriot Act, but they're also concerned with making sure we're secure against terrorism. Barack Obama excess red thinking I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then I think that we move the country forward and when we are divided and our politics is focused on dividing, then I think we're less successful, not just from the perspective of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party but from the perspective of the nation as a whole. Barack Obama party country moving We've got an extraordinarily complex tax system that's full of loopholes that are exploited by special interests. I'd like to see those loopholes closed. Barack Obama taxes interest special With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important country. It is a military superpower. It has influence in the region and it has influence around the world. Barack Obama russia military country
