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 Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses. Barack Obama passionate president thinking If you hear what people had to say about Abraham Lincoln or what they had to say about FDR, or what they had to say about Ronald Reagan when he first came in and was trying to change our approach to government, that elicited huge responses. Barack Obama government trying people My core goal is to dismantle, defeat, destroy al Qaeda and its allies that killed Americans and are still plotting to go kill Americans. Barack Obama allies als goal We're not going to put the cart before the horse and just think by sending more troops, we're automatically going to make Americans safe. Barack Obama troops horse thinking I don`t know if Donald Trump`s ever been to an actual polling place, but, you know, he doesn`t even worry if what he says is true. This is just about him worried that he`s losing. Barack Obama worried losing worry My question would be whether there is active persecution of atheists. Barack Obama persecution atheist would-be In fact, the American people did decide, back in 2012, when they elected me president of the United States. Barack Obama united-states president people Chancellor [Angela] Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I arrived. So in some ways we are now the veterans of many challenges over the last eight years. Barack Obama eight leader years I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relationships with their neighbors. Barack Obama russia successful thinking 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 If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our political process, our political dialogue is stronger than it's been. Barack Obama stronger political thinking There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. Barack Obama inspired saws generations I don't have to negotiate an arms agreement with Great Britain or with France. Barack Obama france arms agreement I think we want to see new voices and new ideas emerge - that's part of the reason why term limits are a really useful thing. Barack Obama voice ideas thinking The American people are going to have a good choice. Barack Obama good-choices choices people In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers than any nation on Earth, which meant that we were more productive than any nation on Earth. Barack Obama earth america school The amount of interaction, the amount of understanding that exists in your generation among people of different races and different creeds and different colors is unprecedented. And by the way, that goes - that cuts across party lines, that cuts across partisan lines. Barack Obama cutting party race The young are going to be the messengers of this continued strengthening of the diversity in America. Barack Obama messengers diversity america My strong preference has always been to legislate when I can get legislation done. Barack Obama preference strong done On September 11th, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family. Barack Obama grief country hands
